Жираф [Zhiraf] [English translation]

Today, I see, your glance is especially sad

And your arms, embracing your knees, especially thin.

Listen: far, far away on the Lake of Chad

Wanders a gentle giraffe.

He is endowed with slender grace and bliss,

And his hide adorned with a magical design

Which the moonlight alone, shattering and rocking

On the wide wet of the lake, dares to rival.

From afar he resembles the colored sails of a ship,

And his gait is smooth as the joyful flight of a bird.

I know that the earth will witness many wonders,

When, at sunset, he hides in a marble grotto.

I could tell merry tales of mysterious lands

Of a black maiden, a young chief's passion,

But you have too long inhaled the heavy mist,

You will believe in nothing but the rain.

And how can I tell you about a tropical garden,

Slender palms, the scent of inconceivable herbs...

Are you crying? Listen...Far off on the Lake of Chad

Wanders a gentle giraffe.

He is endowed with slender grace and bliss,

And his hide adorned with a magical design

Which the moonlight alone, shattering and rocking

On the wide wet of the lake, dares to rival.

• Artist:Elena Vaenga
• Album:Дюны