Speaking In Tongues
Ëàâêà ßçûêîâ

«BLIND GUARDIAN»
Èç àëüáîìà «Somewhere Far Beyond»
(1992)

Âàðèàöèè Ðåòû Àëåí





IN THE FOREST

Now you all know
The bards and their songs
When hours have gone by
I'll close my eyes
In a world far away
We may meet again
But now hear my song
About the dawn of the night
Let's sing the bards' song


Tomorrow will take us away
Far from home
No one will ever know our names
But the bards' songs will remain
Tomorrow will take it away
The fear of today
It will be gone
Due to our magic songs


There's only one song
Left in my mind
Tales of a brave man
Who lived far from here
Now the bard songs are over
And it's time to leave
No one should ask you for the name
Of the one
Who tells the story


Tomorrow will take us away
Far from home
No one will ever know our names
But the bards' songs will remain
Tomorrow all will be known
And you're not alone
So don't be afraid
In the dark and cold
Cause the bards' songs will remain
They all will remain


In my thoughts and in my dreams
They're always in my mind
These songs of hobbits, dwarves and men
And elves
Come close your eyes
You can see them too

ÏÅÑÍß ÌÅÍÅÑÒÐÅËß Â ËÅÑÓ



Òåïåðü òû çíàåøü âñ¸
Î áàðäàõ è èõ ïåñíÿõ.
Íàñ âðåìÿ óíåñ¸ò,
È ÿ, çàêðûâ ãëàçà,
Óâèæó íàñ â äàëè
Äðóãîé Âñåëåííîé, âìåñòå
Ìû âñòðåòèìñÿ âñå, ëèøü
Íå çíàþ ÿ êîãäà.
Óñëûøüòå æ ïåñíü î òîì,
Êàê íî÷ü ñîøëà íà çåìëþ.
Äàâàéòå æå ñïî¸ì
Áàëëàäó áàðäà.


È çàâòðà óíåñ¸ò
Îòñþäà íàñ, äàë¸êî
Îò äîìà. È íèêòî
Íå âñïîìíèò è èì¸í.
Íî áàðäà ïåñíü æèâ¸ò,
È ñòðàõ, ÷òî ó ïîðîãà
Ñåãîäíÿ âñòàë -- íàçàâòðà
Áàëëàäîé ïîáåæä¸í.


À ó ìåíÿ îäíà
Îñòàëàñü ëèøü áàëëàäà.
Ïîâåäàåò îíà
Äåÿíüÿ ñìåëü÷àêà,
Åñëè íàéä¸ò êîìó,
Âåäü âûøëî âðåìÿ ïåñåí,
È íè÷üåìó óìó
Íå çàäàí òðóä çíàòü, êàê.
Êàê çâàë íàðîä åãî,
Òîãî, êòî îäèíèêî
Ïåë æèçíè ïåñíü ëåãêî,
Íî ïðåäñêàçàë çàêàò.


È çàâòðà óíåñ¸ò
Îòñþäà íàñ, äàë¸êî
Îò äîìà. È íèêòî
Íå âñïîìíèò è èì¸í.
Íî áàðäà ïåñíü æèâ¸ò.
Íå áîéñÿ òüìû è ðîêà,
Âåäü â ïåñíÿõ áàðäîâ òî,
×åì áóäåøü òû ñïàñ¸í.


 ìîèõ ìå÷òàõ è ñíàõ
Îíè âñåãäà ñî ìíîþ:
Ñêàçàíüÿ ãíîìîâ, ýëüôîâ
È õîááèòîâ, ëþäåé…
Òàê âîò ìîÿ ðóêà --
ß íè÷åãî íå ñêðîþ,
Ïðèñëóøàéñÿ, ïîâåðü ìíå --
Óñëûøèøü Ïåñíü Ïåñíåé!


THE HOBBIT



Out in the distance
There's so much gold
The treasure that I've found
Is more than enough
Far to the hill we're to go
Over the mountains and seas
To the old hill
Where the old dragon sleeps
Blind in the dark dungeon's night
So God please take me away from here
And Gollum shows the way right out
I'm alive
The dying dragon brought trouble and pain
And horror to the halls of stone
I'll take the mighty stone
And leave the dwarves behind
Ice and fire and forest we passed
And horror in the halls of stone
Trolls in the dark
The dawn took them all
Caught in the wood
By the wooden king's men
But now I'm alone
'Cause I've made up my mind
By the spell of gold
The king under the mountain
Will risk the great war
Oh what a fool
He's losing control
So I am trying to find a way
Blind in the dark dungeon's night
Then darkness comes from the northern side
And Thorin clears his mind


ÏÅÑÍß ÌÅÍÅÑÒÐÅËß Î ÕÎÁÁÈÒÅ



Íåèçìåðèìî äàëåêî
Ëåæèò æåëàííûé êëàä.
Äîáûë ÿ çîëîòî ëåãêî --
Äîáû÷å ñàì íå ðàä.


Ìû øëè ê äàë¸êîìó õîëìó
×ðåç ãîðû è ìîðÿ.
Òàì ñòàðûé ñïèò äðàêîí. Ê íåìó,
Äûõàíüå çàòàÿ,


Ìû â ïîäçåìåëüÿõ ÷¸ðíûõ øëè,
Ñëåïûå â òåìíîòå…
Î Áîã, ïîæàëóéñòà, âíåìëè
Ìîåé ïðîñòîé ìîëüáå:


Îòñþäà óâåäè ìåíÿ.
Î, êàê ÿ áóäó ðàä!
È Ãîðëóì, çëîáñòâóÿ çàçðÿ,
Ïîêàæåò ïóòü íàçàä.


ß æèâ! Íî óìèðàþùèé
Äðàêîí ïðèí¸ñ íàì áîëü,
Òðåâîãó, óæàñ… ß ðåøèë
Èäòè, î ìîé êîðîëü.


Âîçüìó ñ ñîáîé ÿ êàìåíü ñâîé
Ìîãóùåñòâåííûé è
Îñòàâëþ ãíîìîâ çà ñîáîé
Äàë¸êî ïîçàäè.


Õîòü âìåñòå ñ íèìè ÿ ïðîø¸ë
Îãîíü è ë¸ä, è ëåñ,
È ñòðàøíûé êàìåííûé ìåøîê,
Òåïåðü -- îäèí êàê ïåðñò.


ß ïîìíþ òðîëëåé â òåìíîòå.
Ðàññâåò çàñòàë èõ âñåõ.
Íå çàâòðàê ïîëó÷èëè òå,
À êàìåííûé äîñïåõ!


Î ÷àðàõ çëàòà íå øóòÿ
ß äóìàþ ïîðîé.
Òû ãëóï, êàê ìàëîå äèòÿ,
Î Òîðèí Ïîä Ãîðîé!


Ðàçâÿæåøü òû æåñòîêèé áîé,
Íî âûèãðàåøü ëè?..
…È òóò ìîé ìàëåíüêèé ãåðîé
Âûõîäèò èç òåíè.


Èñêàòü äîðîãó áóäó ÿ
 èçâå÷íîé ÷åðíîòå,
Ïðèøåäøåé ñ ñåâåðà â êðàÿ,
Ãäå æèëè äëÿ ïîòåõ.


Èñêàòü äîðîãó áóäó ÿ,
È ÿ å¸ íàéäó.
Ïðîñí¸òñÿ ðàçóì êîðîëÿ,
È áîëü è ñòðàõ ïàäóò.