And who by fire, who by water,
And when by fire, who by water,
...И кто-то греется у огня, кто-то дремлет у самой воды,
... and someone warms up by the fire, someone is asleep by the very water,
Who in the sunshine, who in the night time,
Who in the Sunshine, Who in the Night Time,
И кто-то встречает солнце, а кто-то ложится спать,
And someone meets the sun, and someone goes to bed
Who by high ordeal, who by common trial,
Who by High Ordeal, Who by Common Trial,
Кто-то терпит великие бедствия, кто-то - обычные неурядицы,
Someone suffers great disasters, someone is ordinary troubles,
Who in your merry merry month of may,
Who in your Merry Merry Month of May,
Кто-то празднует веселый месяц май,
Someone celebrates the cheerful month of May,
Who by very slow decay,
Who by Very Slow Decay,
Кто-то бледнеет и чахнет...
Someone turns pale and wax ...
And who shall I say is calling?
And Who Shall I Say Is Calling?
И кто же, - спрашиваю я, - зовет нас?..
And who, - I ask, - calls us? ..
And who in her lonely slip, who by barbiturate,
And who in her lonely Slip, Who by Barbiturate,
Кто-то совершает ошибки, кто-то сидит на барбитуратах,
Someone makes mistakes, someone sits on barbiturates,
Who in these realms of love, who by something blunt,
Who in these Realms of Love, Who By Someting Blunt,
Кто-то влюблен, кто-то - ослеплен,
Someone is in love, someone is blinded,
And who by avalanche, who by powder,
And who by Avalanche, Who by Powder,
Кто-то гибнет в горах, кто-то - от порошка,
Someone is dying in the mountains, someone from powder,
Who for his greed, who for his hunger,
Who for HIS Greed, Who for HIS HUNGER,
Кто-то умирает от алчности, кто-то - от голода...
Someone is dying of greed, someone-from hunger ...
And who shall I say is calling?
And Who Shall I Say Is Calling?
И кто же, - спрашиваю я, - зовет нас?..
And who, - I ask, - calls us? ..
And who by brave assent, who by accident,
And who by brave Assent, Who by Accident,
...Кто-то решается сам, у кого-то это выходит само собой, случайно;
... someone decides to himself, someone comes out by itself, by chance;
Who in solitude, who in this mirror,
Who in Solitude, Who in this Mirror,
Кто-то в сидит одиночестве, кто-то смотрит в зеркало,
Someone sits in solitude, someone looks in the mirror,
Who by his lady's command, who by his own hand,
Whob HIS Lady's Command, Who By His Own Hand,
Кто-то во всем послушен своей леди, кто-то - сам себе указ,
Someone in everything is obedient to their lady, someone is a decree for himself,
Who in mortal chains, who in power,
Who in Mortal Chains, Who in Power,
Кто-то - при смерти, кто-то - при власти...
Someone - at death, someone - under power ...
And who shall I say is calling?
And Who Shall I Say Is Calling?
...И кто же, - спрашиваю я, - зовет нас?..
... and who, - I ask, - calls us? ..
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