â ïåðåâîäàõ Ñòåïàíà Ïå÷êèíà
© 1988, 1994
© ïåðåâîä, 1993, 1996
Îò ïåðåâîä÷èêà: Êîãäà áûëà ñî÷èíåíà ýòà ïåñíÿ,
ìíå íåèçâåñòíî.  «Ïòèöå Ñè» îíà ñ÷èòàåòñÿ âåñüìà ñòàðîé. Ïåðåä ñàìûì ìîèì
îòúåçäîì ìû ñäåëàëè ïîïûòêó âîññòàíîâèòü åå â ðåïåðòóàðå. Ñ àâòîðîì îðèãèíàëà
ìîæíî ñâÿçàòüñÿ ïî àäðåñó 2:5030/386.69@fidonet.org, ñ ïåðåâîä÷èêîì: pechkin@netvision.net.il
Setting sun red and heavy is casting long shades
On the walls of the castle where no guard is seen;
Just two arhers are playing the game of old days
Throwing coins on the stone floor and list'ning them ring.
Thus the day is but done.
'Midst the walls all a-crumbling the two of them then
Lay asleep with their uniform cloaks over heads.
Not the first day they finish, not first night they spend
Over bottle of brew which is bann'd to the lads,
As the Holy Day is.
But the night will be short, and as morning begins
They resume their guard as it goes from the time;
And they'll drink up to shrink from the bottle they'll bring,
Their unwilling to live drowning down in the wine;
They don't heed to their light.
Now the ages have past, and in silence I walk
'Midst the tow'rs all a-broken and burned to the root,
In the trees grown between ancient bastions and walls,
And the bits of the bottle hiss under my foot,
Çàõîäÿùåå ñîëíöå ãàñèëî äâîðû
 ñòåíàõ äðåâíåãî çàìêà, ãäå ñòîðîæà íåò.
Äâà ñòðåëüöà ëèøü, ïîêëîííèêè äðåâíåé èãðû,
Çàãëóøàþò òîñêó ñâîþ çâîíîì ìîíåò.
Òàê êîí÷àåòñÿ äåíü.
Ìåæ ðàçðóøåííûõ ñòåí íà ïëîùàäêå îíè
Çàñûïàþò, óêðûâøèñü ïîõîäíûì ïëàùîì.
Íå âïåðâîé èì íà áàøíå çàêàí÷èâàòü äíè
Çà áóòûëêîé íàïèòêà, ÷òî çäåñü çàïðåùåí,
Ñëîâíî ïðàçäíèêà äåíü.
Áóäåò íî÷ü êîðîòêà, è íàóòðî îïÿòü
Áóäóò äâîå ñòðåëüöîâ çàìîê ñâîé ñòîðîæèòü,
È íàïüþòñÿ îïÿòü, è íå ñìîãóò ñòîÿòü,
Çàëèâàÿ âèíîì íåæåëàíèå æèòü.
Èì íå íóæåí èõ ñâåò.
Ìåæ ðàçðóøåííûõ ñòåí ÷åðåç òûñÿ÷ó ëåò
ß èäó òàì, ãäå áàøíè ñãîðåëè äîòëà,
Îñòàâëÿÿ â ïåñêå ñâîé ïîòåðÿííûé ñëåä,
Íàñòóïàÿ íîãîé íà îñêîëêè ñòåêëà
÷åðåç òûñÿ÷ó ëåò.
Ïåñíÿ îòíîñèòñÿ ê ðàðèòåòàì â ðåïåðòóàðå ãðóïïû «Ïòèöà
Ñè», îäíàêî îíà íå ðàç èñïîëíÿëàñü íà êîíöåðòàõ; äîëæíû ñóùåñòâîâàòü è
çàïèñè. Ñî÷èíåíà îíà, ÿ ïîëàãàþ, ëåòîì 1994 ãîäà; ìîæåò áûòü, íåñêîëüêî
ðàíüøå.  îòâåò íà ìíîãî÷èñëåííûå ïðîñüáû ðàçúÿñíåíèé, ñêàæó: Ðàéìîíäà
-- èìÿ ìàíäîëèíû Êýòè. Â ïåðåâîä ìíîþ äîáàâëåíà âíóòðåííÿÿ ðèôìîâêà è àëëèòåðàöèè,
êîòîðûõ íåò â îðèãèíàëå; àâòîð îðèãèíàëà ýòî äîáàâëåíèå îäîáðèëà.
Sing to me, my true Raymonda
You are left to me the only
We shall leave the sullen city
Heading westward, heading downward
By the concrete, by the pavement
We shall steal into the autumn
Not the sound your string will utter,
Nor my heel will make no sound
If the rooks would cry behind us,
What's in it for us, Raymonda?
Not for us in still this hour
Bells are tolling on the tower
We are wanderers and pilgrims
By ourselves we are forsaken
Where our souls are waiting for us
Only you can tell me ever
All the ancient masterpieces
Of the urban architecture
Won't delay us for a minute --
We're departing in a moment
When the sun rise in the morning
Who will know where you and me are
I will touch you and your strings shall
Weep and cry under my fingers
Weep and cry, my true Raymonda
Cry and weep while we are lonely
If there someone is to find us,
He will hear another music.
Through the woods and through the deserts
We shall carry out our sorrow
Picking up our luck and hap'ness,
Ñïîé ìíå, âåðíàÿ Ðàéìîíäà
Òîëüêî òû ìíå è îñòàëàñü
Ìû ñ òîáîé ïîêèíåì ãîðîä
È óéäåì íî÷íîé äîðîãîé
Ïî êàìíÿì è ïî àñôàëüòó
Ïðîêðàäåìñÿ ìû íà Çàïàä
Îá àñôàëüò êàáëóê íå ñòóêíåò
È òâîè íå çâÿêíóò ñòðóíû.
Ïðîêðè÷àò íàì âñëåä âîðîíû -
Òû íå ñëóøàé èõ, Ðàéìîíäà;
Hå ïî íàì çâîíÿò ñ òîáîþ
 ýòîò ÷àñ ÷àñû íà áàøíå
Ìû ñ òîáîþ ïèëèãðèìû
Ìû ïîêèíóòû ñîáîþ
Ãäå õðàíÿòñÿ íàøè äóøè,
Òîëüêî òû îäíà è çíàåøü.
Âñå ñòàðèííûå øåäåâðû
Ãîðîäñêîé àðõèòåêòóðû
Hàñ ñ òîáîþ íå çàäåðæàò --
Ìû îòïðàâèìñÿ íåìåäëÿ
À êîãäà íàñòóïèò óòðî,
Ãäå ìû áóäåì, êòî óçíàåò?
ß òåáÿ âîçüìó, è ñòðóíû
Ïîä ðóêîé ìîåé çàïëà÷óò.
Ïëà÷ü æå, âåðíàÿ Ðàéìîíäà,
Ïëà÷ü, ïîêà ìû îäèíîêè --
Åñëè êòî-òî íàñ äîãîíèò,
Ìû ñïîåì åìó äðóãîå.
Ïî ëåñàì è ïî ïóñòûíÿì
Ñî ñâîåé ïðîéäåì ïå÷àëüþ,
Ïî ïåñ÷èíêàì íàøå ñ÷àñòüå
Îäíà èç ñàìûõ ñòàðûõ ïåñåí «Ïòèöû Ñè», ðàáî÷åå íàçâàíèå
«Áðîäÿãà ñòàðûé». Ñî÷èíåíà, âîçìîæíî, â 1988, èëè ðàíüøå.  ðåïåðòóàðå
«Ïòèöû Ñè» äåðæèòñÿ ñòàáèëüíî, õîòÿ ìíîãèå ïåñíè òàêîãî æå âîçðàñòà âûøëè
èç íåãî ïî ïðè÷èíå ìîðàëüíîãî óñòàðåâàíèÿ.
I'm not more than a stranger
Neither this place or that
Whole my life on the flowers endlessly I tread
I am carrying stones
In unladened hands
I am writing my name on untrustworthy sand
On the edge of the stream
Maybe it's just a karma
Maybe it's all a lie
But when rain starts a-falling
Who can see the blue sky
I don't know what is urgent
I see no harm or hint
When the bare little feet do not leave any print
On untrustworthy sand
What if brother of mine
Recognizes me not
If no fire where he's at now
And no ice has he got
Where the wind blows and heaven
Holds the stars in its hand
He will not leave a footprint on untrustworthy sand
On the edge of the stream
I'm not more than a stranger
Neither this place or that
Whole my life on the flowers endlessly I tread
I am carrying stones
In unladened hands
I am writing my name on untrustworthy sand
ß âñåãî ëèøü áðîäÿãà,
ß íå çäåñü è íå òàì.
ß âñþ æèçíü áåñêîíå÷íî èäó ïî öâåòàì.
ß äåðæó ñâîè êàìíè
 ðàñïðîñòåðòîé ðóêå.
ß ïèøó ñâîå èìÿ íà íåâåðíîì ïåñêå
Ó êðàÿ ðåêè.
Ìîæåò áûòü, ýòî êàðìà,
Ìîæåò áûòü, ýòî ëîæü;
Òîëüêî êòî âèäåë íåáî
Òàì, ãäå íà÷àëñÿ äîæäü?
ß íå çíàþ, â ÷åì ñóòü;
ß íå âèæó âðåäà,
Åñëè íîãè áîñûå íå îñòàâÿò ñëåäà
Ó êðàÿ ðåêè.
×òî ñ òîãî, ÷òî ìîé áðàò
Íå óçíàåò ìåíÿ,
Åñëè òàì, ãäå ñåé÷àñ îí,
Íåò íè ëüäà, íè îãíÿ?
Òàì, ãäå âåòåð, è íåáî
Äåðæèò çâåçäû â ðóêå,
Îí ñâîé ñëåä íå îñòàâèò íà ìîêðîì ïåñêå
Ó êðàÿ ðåêè.
ß âñåãî ëèøü áðîäÿãà,
ß íå çäåñü è íå òàì.
ß âñþ æèçíü áåñêîíå÷íî èäó ïî öâåòàì.
ß äåðæó ñâîè êàìíè
 ðàñïðîñòåðòîé ðóêå.
ß ïèøó ñâîå èìÿ íà íåâåðíîì ïåñêå
Ó êðàÿ ðåêè.