Genius English Translations
25/17 - Северная страна (North Country) (English Translation)
[Verse 1: Bledniy (25/17)]
They beat the hell out of me, squeezed a tear out of me
I climbed a birch in every thunderstorm
Under the ice and under the snow crust
I drank a lot and then lay down there
Learn to give, learn to tolerate
Learn not to fear anyone — not even death
Catch sun puddles with your mom
And swallow them to get warm in a snowstorm
I'm just the soil for all the flowers
I'm the basement for all the houses
I'm thе cement for all the bricks
I'm a log for all thе kilns
Burn-burn-burn-burn-burn, baby, burn
We're eating gallons of Ecclesiastes here
Burn-burn-burn, baby, burn
Our protector is deep-voiced in the manger
The trouble walked near my window, clawed at it like a naughty cat
While I quietly cried in the locker
Then I grew up, became a trouble, and now I'm clawing at your window
But don't be afraid, have fun

[Chorus: Ant (25/17)]
I love you so much, I love you so-so much
My North Country
I love you so much, I love you so-so much
Even if you think it's oddly
[Verse 2: Oxxxymiron]
March, wear your boots, shit on the toilet seat
Our fever is whiter than Kolchak with Chiang Kai-shek
Let the red flag stand on the crucifix, let the stained glass crackle
Harness turns the violinist into a hangman
Oh-oh, all of that is mixed inside me
Hanged on a family tree like a decayed coat
Executed, posthumously, the intimate man
In pitch darkness... and permafrost
Strange rite: Baruch Adonai is the main Varangian here
God's with us, barrier troops are behind us
Rra-ta-ta-ta, no matter how much we cry, we are still here
It is collectivism, it is sobornost
Soaked with milk, the slave ate the compound feed
But — smack! — broke off the leash and became a vandal with a hammer
My country is united colors like Benetton
Polyphony, I'm just a resonator to a tuning fork
It's Gog and Magog, moat and foxhole
It's the folklore of the resettled tribes
Russophobe, patriot — two sides of the same coin
Billboards on the roadside like dandelions

[Chorus: Ant (25/17)]
I love you so much, I love you so-so much
My North Country
I love you so much, I love you so-so much
Even if you think it's oddly
I love you so much, I love you so-so much
My North Country
I love you so much, I love you so-so much
Even if you think it's oddly