Vision of a Girl (Девочка-Виденье)

 

It was a simple St. Petersburg evening

I was walking through a terrible world

Only suddenly, I saw walking towards me,

Just a vision, or maybe a girl.

And it seemed like I knew her from before

It was somebody’s birthday, I recall.

And the name was Dasha, I’m sure,

Of the vision, or maybe the girl.

 

REFRAIN (2x):

She traveled like a caravel over the green waves,

Like the cool rain after a hot day.

I turned my head around to see if she was looking back at me

To see if I had turned to look back her way.

 

I was singing something about eyelashes,

I was whispering some nonsense to her.

Unexpectedly, she flew up and vanished

Just a vision, or maybe a girl.

For a long time, I watched the star-filled sky

And the next day, I was ill, I was torn,

And I searched for her, but I could not find

Just the vision, or maybe the girl.

 

REFRAIN (2x)

 

Now, I live a quiet and tranquil life,

But each evening, as I tread down the roads

In my greed, I search the crowds for the eyes

Of just a vision, or maybe a girl.

You resemble her, as if you were sisters,

But not her, though it brings pain to my soul.

I’ll go home, and in my dreams will appear

Just a vision, or maybe a girl.

 

REFRAIN (2x)

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Alexandra (Александра)

 

 

Whenever I see Alexandra, my heart is a butterfly in my chest.
And if the sky falls to the earth, I’ll walk away, not bearing a single scratch
Oh Alexandra, Alexandra, Alexandra, don’t go away.

Into the eyes of Alexandra, just like lakes, I want to dive in so deep
And on the chest of Alexandra I want to slumber for eternity
Oh Alexandra, Alexandra, Alexandra, say something to me!

REFRAIN:
There’s emerald ice within Alexandra’s eyes
There is wild honey in each trace of her smile
Oh Alexandra, Alexandra, Alexandra, why?

If suddenly you go to sea, I’ll walk across a hundred seas next to you
If you decide to go and diet, we will share some leek and onion stew
Oh Alexandra, Alexandra, Alexandra, please say “I do!”

One day, I hope to meet a dragon that will spew out many oceans of fire.
And underneath my loved one’s balcony, I’ll slay him in the bright of daylight.
So Alexandra, Alexandra, Alexandra, is enamored for life.

REFRAIN

 

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