So, one of my all-time favorite songs is a Russian piece by Vladimir Lantsberg, called Green Train. I wish to gush a little bit about it, since it is so close to me. In fact, I made a translation of it into English, and I want to post the lyrics here.
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The blind sunset finally burned out<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And crankily, from the old depot<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The green train is chugging out<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And from the bridge I watch it go<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s way lies north, while I go left<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These days hardly anyone goes right<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m stuck at home. I feel so bereft<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My job and my sloth are such a plight<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m stuck at home. I feel so bereft<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My job and my sloth are such a plight<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With its great engines\u2019s roaring sound<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A huge jetliner goes flying free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While lady fortune turns round and round<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Until she turns her back on me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But I\u2019m not prideful, I\u2019m just so busy<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A special order ties me to the earth<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While all my goals and my intentions<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Slowly gather dust and lose their worth<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While all my goals and my intentions<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Slowly gather dust and lose their worth<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Angry gray waters gnaw at the boulders<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Someone\u2019s deficient, someone\u2019s given hugs<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While I skeptically shrug my shoulders<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cause someone really needs to shrug<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So go and bite your elbow for a while<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Or be political and stay woke<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ll be busy and with a dumb smile<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ill watch my dreams go up in smoke<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ll be busy and with a dumb smile<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ill watch my dreams go up in smoke<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Someone goes north and I\u2019ll go left<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But hardly anyone goes right<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m stuck at home, I feel so bereft<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My job and my sloth are such a plight<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And my desires are such a pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The desire for that oh so far away north<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the distance I see a green train<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s chugging on for all it\u2019s worth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the distance I see a green train<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s chugging on for all it\u2019s worth.
Now, this song is what people in the modern day would call “an oldie” as it was written all the way back in 1971, and does not come with any fancy musical accompaniment. In fact , it is meant to be simply strummed on a guitar, which gives it a nostalgic, but also slightly melancholic feel, something which the lyrics reflect. I remember that I would listen to this song as my cousin would sing it, while we took the train to the countryside, and I’d sing along. Those were some of the best years of my life, and whenever I reminisce about them, this song, and the green train, always end up chugging their way through my thoughts.
I have many other songs that I have since translated and many others genres I love, but I think that this one will forever remain as one of my favorites.
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