Our Neighbor (Наш Сосед)

Now our lives are always happy, there’s no sorrow anymore

Ever since a brand new neighbor has moved in across the hall

All the neighbors didn’t know it, we could not believe our fate

Our new neighbor’s playing daily the tuba and clarinet.

 

REFRAIN:

Pa pa, pa padapa pa pa, pa padapa pa pa, pa padapa pa,

La la la la la

Pa pa, pa padapa pa pa, pa padapa pa pa, pa padapa pa

 

In the morning, the alarm rings. For alarms, I have no need.

I have come to trust my neighbor, I will never oversleep.

Every morning he will wake me on the dot at break of dawn

For he has his own commitments, his first lesson has begun.

 

REFRAIN

 

The days pass out at the office, I come home at 5 o’clock

From the yard, I hear him playing melodies until the dark

Every day, the group of elders play a game and set their bets

Trying to guess, “What is he playing? The tuba or clarinet?”

 

REFRAIN

 

And all those who don’t like music become angry, let them be

As for me, I’ve come to memorize all his songs perfectly

I’m adapting more and more and, I do not tell lies, my friends

I simply can’t fall asleep until I will hear again…

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