Let's dance in style,
Äàâàé ñòàíöóåì ñòèëüíî,
Let's dance for a while
Äàâàé íåìíîãî ïîïëÿøåì.
Heaven can wait
Íåáåñà ïîäîæäóò,
We're only watching the skies
Ïîýòîìó ìû ïðîñòî ãëÿäèì íà íèõ,
Hoping for the best
Íàäåÿñü íà ëó÷øåå,
But expecting the worst
Íî îæèäàÿ õóäøåãî.
Are you going to drop the bomb or not?
Íà íàñ óïàäåò áîìáà èëè íåò?
Let us die young or let us live forever
Óìðåì ëè ìû ìîëîäûìè, èëè áóäåì æèòü âå÷íî?
We don't have the power
Ó íàñ íåò âëàñòè,
But we never say never
Íî ìû íèêîãäà íå ãîâîðèì "íèêîãäà".
Sitting in a sandpit
Çàñåäàÿ â ïåñ÷àíîì êàðüåðå,
Life is a short trip
Æèçíü ëèøü êîðîòêîå ïóòåøåñòâèå,
The music's for the sad men
Ìóçûêà äëÿ ïå÷àëüíûõ ëþäåé.
Can you imagine when this race is won?
Êîãäà, ïî-òâîåìó, áóäåò âûèãðàíà ýòà ãîíêà?
Turn our golden faces to the sun
Îáðàòèì íàøè çàãîðåëûå ëèöà ê Ñîëíöó:
Praising our leaders
Õâàëà íàøèì áîãàì -
We're getting in tune
Ìû â òåìå.
The music's played by the madmen
Ìóçûêó èãðàþò ñóìàñøåäøèå ëþäè.
[Chorus:]
[Ïðèïåâ:]
Forever young, I want to be forever young
Âå÷íî ìîëîäûì, ÿ õî÷ó áûòü âå÷íî ìîëîäûì
Do you really want to live forever
Òû òî÷íî õî÷åøü æèòü âå÷íî?
Forever and ever.
Âå÷íî.
Some are like water
Íåêîòîðûå èç íàñ õîëîäíû, êàê âîäà,
Some are like the heat
Íåêîòîðûå ãîðÿ÷è, êàê ïëàìÿ.
Some are a melody and some are the beat
Êòî-òî ìåëîäèÿ, à êòî-òî ðèòì.
Sooner or later they all will be gone
Ðàíî èëè ïîçäíî è òå, è äðóãèå êàíóò â ëåòó.
Why don't they stay young?
Ïî÷åìó æå îíè íå îñòàþòñÿ ìîëîäûìè?
It's so hard to get old without a cause
Ýòî òàê òÿæåëî ñòàðåòü áåç ïðè÷èíû.
I don't want to perish like a fading horse
ß íå õî÷ó óìåðåòü, êàê äðÿõëàÿ ëîøàäü.
Youth's like diamonds in the sun
Ìîëîäîñòü êàê áðèëëèàíòû, ñâåðêàþùèå íà ñîëíöå,
And diamonds are forever
À áðèëëèàíòû âå÷íû...
So many adventures couldn't happen today
Ñåãîäíÿ íå ñëó÷èëîñü ñòîëüêèõ ïðèêëþ÷åíèé!
So many songs we forgot to play
Ìû çàáûëè ñûãðàòü ñòîëüêî êðàñèâûõ ïåñåí!
So many dreams swinging out of the blue
Ó íàñ åù¸ áóäåò ñòîëüêî íåîæèäàííûõ æåëàíèé,
We'll let them come true
Òàê ïóñòü îíè âñå ñáóäóòñÿ!
[Chorus:]
[Ïðèïåâ:]
Forever young, I want to be forever young
Âå÷íî ìîëîäûì, ÿ õî÷ó áûòü âå÷íî ìîëîäûì
Do you really want to live forever
Òû òî÷íî õî÷åøü æèòü âå÷íî?
Forever and ever.
Âå÷íî.
Forever Young
Íàâåêè þí* (ïåðåâîä RassoosyA)
Let's dance in style,
Èçÿùíûé íàñ âàëüñ
Let's dance for a while
Íåíàäîëãî ñâÿçàë.
Heaven can wait
Ïóñòü ïîêà äëèòñÿ
We're only watching the skies
Ïóòü çåìíîé ê íåáåñàì.
Hoping for the best
Äóìàé òû ñâåòëåé,
But expecting the worst
Íå çàáóäü è ïðî òüìó.
Are you going to drop the bomb or not?
Æäàòü óäàð ðàêåò ïî âñåì íàì êî äíþ?
Let us die young or let us live forever
Ïóñòü áóäåì ñåé÷àñ èëü ïóñòü áóäåò âå÷íî?
We don't have the power
Íå òåëîì ñèëüíû ìû,
But we never say never
Íî äóõ âåðîþ ëå÷èì.
Sitting in a sandpit
Âñ¸ íàä íàìè - äþíû,
Life is a short trip
Ïî ùåë÷êó æèâ¸ì ìû
The music's for the sad men
 ìåëàíõîëè÷íûõ ïåñíÿõ.
Can you imagine when this race is won?
Ñìîæåøü ïðåäñòàâèòü òû èñõîä áîðüáû?
Turn our golden faces to the sun
Áóäåì ñìîòðåòü âìåñòå íà çåíèò.
Praising our leaders
Áëàãîäàðíû ãëàâàì
We're getting in tune
Çà òàêîé íàñòðîé íàø,
The music's played by the madmen
 ïñèõîïàòè÷íûõ ïåñíÿõ.
[Chorus:]
[Ïðèïåâ:]
Forever young, I want to be
Íàâåêè þí ÿ õî÷ó áûòü,
Forever young
Íàâåêè þí.
Do you really want to live forever
Òû äåéñòâèòåëüíî æåëàåøü ýòî?
Forever and ever.
Íà âå÷íîñòü è âåêè.
Some are like water
Êòî-òî ñòåêàåò
Some are like the heat
Íó à êòî ãîðèò,
Some are a melody and some are the beat
×ðåç ñâî¸ ïåíüå èëü ðå÷èòàòèâ.
Sooner or later they all will be gone
Èì âñ¸ æå êîãäà-òî ïðèä¸òñÿ óéòè.
Why don't they stay young?
Êàê ìíå óëûáàòüñÿ èç-çà ñåäèí?
It's so hard to get old without a cause
Ñâåò ïðåëîìëÿÿ ÷åðåç äóõ ñâîé ìû -
I don't want to perish like a fading horse
Êðèñòàëë íå çíàåò ñìåðòè.
Youth's like diamonds in the sun
×òî â ýòîò ðàç òàê è íå ïðîèçîøëî,
And diamonds are forever
×òî íå èñïîëíèëè ìû ñ òîáîé.
So many adventures couldn't happen today
×òî óïóñòèëè â ìîìåíò òîñêè -
So many songs we forgot to play
Ìû îñóùåñòâèì.
So many dreams swinging out of the blue
We'll let them come true
[Ïðèïåâ:]
Íàâåêè þí ÿ õî÷ó áûòü,
[Chorus:]
Íàâåêè þí.
Forever young, I want to be
Òû äåéñòâèòåëüíî æåëàåøü ýòî?
Forever young
Íà âå÷íîñòü è âåêè.
Do you really want to live forever
Forever and ever.
* ïîýòè÷åñêèé ïåðåâîä
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