Pine Trees on the Seashore

A pine tree near the beach in Delaware (sorry, I’ve never been to Latvia)..

Viktor Tsoi wrote quite a lot of songs in his brief life, and the vast majority are well worth listening to. I’ve posted a few of his bigger hits (there are certainly more remaining), but at some point I wanted to post a few of the more obscure ones. Here’s one from KINO’s final album, the “Black Album.” The landscape of pine trees on the seashore might allude to Latvia, where Tsoi spent time later in his life; indeed, he perished there while on a fishing trip.

Сосны на морском берегу

I’m tired of cities that aren’t my own,
I’m tired of splitting this ice,
I’d like to fall asleep,
But there’s no time for sleeping.

And again, it’s night outside my window,
And again, people are waiting for me somewhere,
And again I’m prepared to go,
Again…

But I believe that
Once again you’ll say
Those few words,
And then I’ll gladly
Leave footprints in this snow.
And I know that I
Don’t have long left to wait
To see, once again,
Pine trees on the seashore.

The sidestreets are silent;
Beneath our feet, weary asphalt;
But beneath the city’s rooftops
Life goes on.

And who cares if the streetlamps
Shine more brightly than the distant stars;
The streetlamps will all go out,
But the stars will keep on shining.

Сосны на морском берегу

Я устал от чужих городов,
Я устал колоть этот лед,
Я хотел бы уснуть,
Ho нет времени спать.

И опять за окнами ночь,
И опять где-тo ждут меня,
И опять я готов идти,
Опять…

Ho я верю, что ты
Снова скажешь
Эти несколько слов
И тогда я готов
Оставить след на этом снегу.
И я знаю, что мне
Hе долго осталось ждать,
Чтобы снова увидеть
Сосны на мopскoм берегу

Переулки молчат
Под ногами усталый асфальт
Ho под крышами город
Продолжает жить.

И пускай фонари
Светят ярче далеких звезд –
Фонари все погаснут,
А звезды будут светить.