- Violin was torn to pieces while begging,
- And then broke in tears
- So childishly,
- That the Drum couldn't handle it longer,
- «It's all right, it's all right, it's all right!»
- He got tired,
- Not hearing out to Violin's speech — and
- Sneaked out to the street of Kuznetsky —
- And made off.
- The orchestra looked strangely, as
- Violin cried herself out —
- Wordless —
- Without tempo —
- And only somewhere —
- Just the foolish Cymbals
- Were clubbing out:
- «What is it?»
- «How is it?»
- Then when Helicon —
- Copper-faced —
- Sweating —
- Shouted:
- «Stupid!
- Softy!
- Wipe off!»
- I got up,
- Shaking crawled over notes,
- Bending low under the horror of the pupitre,
- For some reason cried out,
- «Oh, God!»,
- Threw myself over the wooden neck of hers,
- «Violin, you know?
- We are awfully close:
- I do also
- Shout —
- But still can not prove anything either!»
- The musicians are laughing:
- «Gotcha!
- He's dating a wooden girlfriend!
- Smart one, ha!
- I — don't give a damn!
- I — am worthy!
- «You know what — Violin?
- Why don't we —
- Move in together!
- Ha?»
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- Ñêðèïêà èçäåðãàëàñü, óïðàøèâàÿ,
- è âäðóã ðàçðåâåëàñü
- òàê ïî-äåòñêè,
- ÷òî áàðàáàí íå âûäåðæàë:
- «Õîðîøî, õîðîøî, õîðîøî!»
- À ñàì óñòàë,
- íå äîñëóøàë ñêðèïêèíîé ðå÷è,
- øìûãíóë íà ãîðÿùèé Êóçíåöêèé
- è óøåë.
- Îðêåñòð ÷óæî ñìîòðåë, êàê
- âûïëàêèâàëàñü ñêðèïêà
- áåç ñëîâ,
- áåç òàêòà,
- è òîëüêî ãäå-òî
- ãëóïàÿ òàðåëêà
- âûëÿçãèâàëà:
- «×òî ýòî?»
- «Êàê ýòî?»
- À êîãäà ãåëèêîí —
- ìåäíîðîæèé,
- ïîòíûé,
- êðèêíóë:
- «Äóðà,
- ïëàêñà,
- âûòðè!» —
- ÿ âñòàë,
- øàòàÿñü ïîëåç ÷åðåç íîòû,
- ñãèáàþùèåñÿ ïîä óæàñîì ïþïèòðû,
- çà÷åì-òî êðèêíóë:
- «Áîæå!»,
- áðîñèëñÿ íà äåðåâÿííóþ øåþ:
- «Çíàåòå ÷òî, ñêðèïêà? Ìû óæàñíî ïîõîæè:
- ÿ âîò òîæå
- îðó—
- à äîêàçàòü íè÷åãî íå óìåþ!»
- Ìóçûêàíòû ñìåþòñÿ:
- «Âëèï êàê!
- Ïðèøåë ê äåðåâÿííîé íåâåñòå!
- Ãîëîâà!»
- À ìíå — íàïëåâàòü!
- ß — õîðîøèé.
- «Çíàåòå ÷òî, ñêðèïêà?
- Äàâàéòå —
- áóäåì æèòü âìåñòå!
- À?»
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