Translation of the song Говорят, мы мелко пашем... artist Varlam Shalamov

Russian

Говорят, мы мелко пашем...

English translation

It Is Said That We Plow Shallow...

Говорят, мы мелко пашем,

It is said that we plow shallow,

Оступаясь и скользя.

Stumbling, sliding as we plow.

На природной почве нашей

That our soil, innate and hallow,

Глубже и пахать нельзя.

Plowing deeper won't allow.

Мы ведь пашем на погосте,

For we plow on burying ground,

Разрыхляем верхний слой.

As we loosen topsoil skin.

Мы задеть боимся кости,

We're afraid to strike bone mound,

Чуть прикрытые землей.

Barely masked by dirt within.

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