I’m working and I have a blade - Don’t touch me when I do my trade. And then I always go to spend my dime. No matter what some people say, What I have earned I drink away, And that’s the way I’ll do it all the time. A man comes up to me and says: "We’re living in a tricky age. I’m eager to destroy all folks like you!" I didn’t argue with this clown, I stabbed him fast, I cut him down, And that’s the way I’m always gonna do. If you have something to discuss, Sit down with me and fill your glass - We’ll talk it over, only you and me. But if you do the way he’s done - Our law applies to everyone, And that’s the way it’s always gonna be.
© Kirill Tolmachev. Translation, 2022