Вертолёт
Вячеслав Бутусов Lyrics
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Верчу головой,
Я теперь вертолет,
Выше тучи полет.
Вижу сверху свой дом,
Всем привет, всем подъем.
В доме кто-то не спит,
— Пой, ласточка, пой. Пой, милая.
Пой, не умолкай, красивая.
Пой, ласточка, пой, пой, милая,
Пой, не умолкай.
Я лечу над землей.
Возвращаюсь домой.
Ты мне машешь крылом.
— Я центральный, прием.
Вижу сверху наш дом,
Вижу свет за окном,
Мы сидим за столом,
Чай пьем и поем:
— Спи, звездочка, спи, спи, ясная.
Спи не угасай, прекрасная.
Спи, звездочка спи, спи, ясная,
Спи, не угасай.
The lyrics of Вячеслав Бутусов's song Вертолёт describe a narrator who is flying above the Earth, feeling as though they have become a helicopter. They see their home from above and wave to those inside. They can hear someone singing and see the light shining from the house. As they return home, they see someone waving their wing at them - possibly a person or a bird - and they respond as though speaking to air traffic control. From above, they can see the light from the windows of their home where they and others are sitting around a table, drinking tea and singing to a star, telling it to sleep and not fade away.
The song seems to describe a sense of detachedness from the world and a longing for connection, as the singer flies alone above their home and hears the singing and sees the light, but can't join in. They respond to the wave from someone or something, but it's unclear whether this is a real interaction or a hallucination brought on by the isolation of flying alone. The song speaks to a feeling of wanting to be a part of something, rather than alone in the air, even if the singer is high above.
Line by Line Meaning
Я лечу над землей,
I am flying above the ground,
Верчу головой,
Spinning my head,
Я теперь вертолет,
I am now a helicopter,
Выше тучи полет.
Flying above the clouds.
Вижу сверху свой дом,
From above I see my home,
Всем привет, всем подъем.
Greetings and wake up to all.
В доме кто-то не спит,
Someone in the house is not sleeping,
В доме кто-то поет:
Someone in the house is singing:
— Пой, ласточка, пой. Пой, милая.
- Sing, swallow, sing. Sing, my darling.
Пой, не умолкай, красивая.
Sing, don't stop, beautiful.
Пой, ласточка, пой, пой, милая,
Sing, swallow, sing, sing, my darling,
Пой, не умолкай.
Sing, don't stop.
Я лечу над землей.
I am flying above the ground.
Возвращаюсь домой.
Returning home.
Ты мне машешь крылом.
You wave your wing at me,
— Я центральный, прием.
- I am central, copy.
Вижу сверху наш дом,
From above I see our home,
Вижу свет за окном,
See the light behind the window,
Мы сидим за столом,
We are sitting at the table,
Чай пьем и поем:
Drinking tea and singing:
— Спи, звездочка, спи, спи, ясная.
- Sleep, little star, sleep, sleep bright.
Спи не угасай, прекрасная.
Don't fade away, beautiful.
Спи, звездочка спи, спи, ясная,
Sleep, little star, sleep, sleep bright,
Спи, не угасай.
Sleep, don't fade away.
Contributed by Eliana A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.