Колдыри да колдобины
Пикник Lyrics

Видно край мой особенный –
I can see that this land is unique in some way - although I am not sure just how or why.

Уж не верю и сам:
I am starting to doubt my own senses.

Колдыри да колдобины,
Strange and mystical things are all around me - like trees that have been cut at their roots but still amazingly remain standing.

А вокруг – чудеса.
Everything around me seems to be imbued with magic.

Как под корень подрублены,
The trees I see have been cut - but not in the way you might expect; the cuts are very close to the roots.

А не падают, нет,
Despite the fact that the trees have been essentially destroyed, they remain upright and steadfast.

Сами будто загублены,
It's as though the trees have been ruined or cursed in some way.

А на лицах их – свет.
Despite their situation, there is a kind of radiance that emanates from the trees.

Странникам уподоблены,
These trees seem to be akin to travelers or wanderers, always moving from place to place.

В полутьме-полусне
They exist in a kind of half-light, half-sleep state.

Что цветы на земле.
These trees are as much a part of the earth as any flowers or plants.

Здесь от криков не морщатся,
Despite the surreal and otherworldly nature of this place, no one seems to be reacting very strongly to it.

Так уж заведено -
It's simply the way things are here - nothing can be done to change the natural order.

Если тот на ступеньку поднялся вверх,
If one person ascends, another must descend - this is how the world works here.

То другой упадет на дно.
It's a constant cycle of balance - someone must always lose for another to gain.

Среди улиц раздробленных
This surreal and mystical scene is set among streets that have been shattered and fragmented.

Уж чего только нет,
Anything is possible here; everything seems to exist in a strange, dreamlike state.

Как виденья во сне.
It's as though everything I see is simply a figment of my imagination - like a dream.

И глядим исподлобья,
Despite all the strangeness and magic that's occurring around us, we still look down or avert our gaze.

Так уж заведено -
Things are the way they are, and there's no use trying to change them.

Если тот
If one person…

То другой…
…then another.

Видно край мой особенный…
This land is truly unique, and I have never seen anything like it before.

Колдыри да колдобины…
These mystical and bizarre things are all around me.