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Anyone listen to the Russian band Loobeh?

DesignatedMarksman
30-05-2006, 19:44
I think that's how it's spelled. I've got one of their songs "Let's drink to". Good stuff. waiting for a russian guy I know to translate it for me so I can read, cyrillic makes no sense to me.
New Zero Seven
30-05-2006, 19:51
I love Rossija! WEeeeeeeee....!!!! :D
DesignatedMarksman
30-05-2006, 19:55
Äàâàé çà... -Lets (drink) to... literal translation would be just "Lets
to..." but thats what that means.

Ñåðûìè òó÷àìè íåáî çàòÿíóòî,-the sky is covered by grey clouds
Íåðâû ãèòàðíîé ñòðóíîþ íàòÿíóòû,-the tenshion is tighter than my guitar
strings
Äîæäü áàðàáàíèò ñ óòðà è äî âå÷åðà,-its raining day and night
Âðåìÿ çàñòûâøåå êàæåòñÿ âå÷íîñòüþ.-the time, frozen, seems to last forever
Ìû íàñòóïàåì ïî âñåì íàïðàâëåíèÿì,-we advance from all directions
Òàíêè, ïåõîòà, îãîíü àðòèëëåðèè.-tanks, infantry, the fire of artilery
Íàñ óáèâàþò, íî ìû âûæèâàåì...-they kill us but we survive
È ñíîâà â àòàêó ñåáÿ ìû áðîñàåì.-and again we throw ourselves into attack

Ïðèïåâ:

Äàâàé çà æèçíü, äàâàé áðàò äî êîíöà,-lets drink to life, lets drink to the
end brother
Äàâàé çà òåõ, êòî ñ íàìè áûë òîãäà.-lets drink to those who was with us then
Äàâàé çà æèçíü, áóäü ïðîêëÿòà âîéíà,-lets drink to life, damn war
Ïîìÿíåì òåõ êòî ñ íàìè áûë òîãäà.-lets remember those who was with us then

Íåáî íàä íàìè ñâèíöîâûìè òó÷àìè-the sky over us in lead clouds
Ñòåëèòñÿ íèçêî òóìàíàìè ðâàíûìè.-covering us with ripped fog
Õî÷åòñÿ âåðèòü, ÷òî âñå óæå êîí÷èëîñü,-I want to beleive its all over
Òîëüêî áû âûæèë òîâàðèù ìîé ðàíåíûé.-just wish my wounded comrade would
survive
Òû ïîòåðïè, áðàòîê, íå óìèðàé ïîêà,-"hold out some more brother, dont die
yet"
Áóäåøü òû æèòü åùå äîëãî è ñ÷àñòëèâî,-"you'll live long and happy"
Áóäåì íà ñâàäüáå òâîåé ìû îòïëÿñûâàòü,-"we'll dance at your wedding yet"
Áóäåøü òû â íåáî äåòèøåê ïîäáðàñûâàòü.-"you'll throw kids into the air"

Ïðèïåâ:

Äàâàé çà æèçíü, äåðæèñü áðàò äî êîíöà,-lets drink to life, hold out untill
the end
Äàâàé çà òåõ, êòî äîìà æäåò òåáÿ,-lets drink to those, who waits for you at
home
Äàâàé çà æèçíü, áóäü ïðîêëÿòà âîéíà,-lets drink to life, damn war
Äàâàé çà òåõ, êòî äîìà æäåò òåáÿ.-lets drink to those, who waits for you at
home.

Äàâàé çà íèõ, äàâàé çà íàñ,-lets drink to them lets drink to us
È çà Ñèáèðü è çà Êàâêàç,-to the west and to the east
Çà ñâåò äàëåêèõ ãîðîäîâ,-to the lights of distant cities
È çà äðóçåé è çà ëþáîâü.-to friends and to love
Äàâàé çà âàñ, äàâàé çà íàñ,-lets drink to you lets drink to us
È çà äåñàíò è çà ñïåöíàç.-to Recon and to Speznas
Çà áîåâûå îðäåíà,-to war medals
Äàâàé ïîäíèìåì, ñòàðèíà.-lets drink old friend

 ñòàðîì àëüáîìå íàøåë ôîòîãðàôèè-in the old photo album I found a picture
Äåäà, îí áûë êîìàíäèð Êðàñíîé àðìèè.-of my grandfather, he was a commander
in the red army"
Ñûíó íà ïàìÿòü. Áåðëèí ñîðîê ïÿòîãî.",-"To my son, remember...Berlin, 1945"
Âåêà óøåäøåãî âîñïîìèíàíèÿ.-a century of memories past
Çàïàõ òðàâû íà ðàññâåòå íå ñêîøåííîé,-the smell of the fresh cut grass at
dawn
Ñòîíû çåìëè îò áîìáåæåê ðàñïàõàííîé,-the sounds of the earth dug up by bombs
Ïàðà ñîëäàòñêèõ áîòèíîê èñòîïòàííûõ-a pair of old soldier's boots worn out
Âîéíàìè íîâûìè, âîéíàìè ñòàðûìè.-by new wars and old wars

Ïðèïåâ:

Äàâàé çà æèçíü, -...to life
Äàâàé çà òåõ, ...to thoseÄàâàé çà æèçíü,..to life
Äàâàé ïîìÿíåì òåõ êòî ñ íàìè áûë. ...to those who was with us then...



Interesting, these guys are all Former Russian army. They even shook hands with Putin! :p
Kanabia
30-05-2006, 20:15
What do they sound like?
DesignatedMarksman
30-05-2006, 20:18
What do they sound like?

"Let's drink to." is soft, a little electric guitar, nothing hard.
Kanabia
30-05-2006, 20:36
"Let's drink to." is soft, a little electric guitar, nothing hard.
Hm. I'll check 'em out tomorrow. I'm not actually familiar with any Russian rock music, so it can't hurt.