The people grumbled, and complained, and whined, They kept demanding justice be observed: "For hours, we’ve been standing in this line, While those who came up later have been served." It was explained to them, with motives purest: "Dear friends! Please leave, and don’t clog up our queue. Those who are eating, those are foreign tourists. Whereas - forgive me - who the hell are you?" But people grumbled, and complained, and whined, They kept demanding justice be observed: "For hours, we’ve been standing in this line, While those who came up later have been served." The manager, again, was very tender: "Dear friends! I’m begging you, please think this through. Those who are eating, those are council members. Whereas - forgive me - who the hell are you?" Still, people grumbled, and complained, and whined, And kept demanding justice be observed: "For hours, we’ve been standing in this line, While those who came up later have been served."
© Serge Elnitsky. Translation, 2006