А У Олигархата (A U Oligarkhata) Lyrics in English Ленинград (Leningrad)

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Nam s toboi teryat’, pokhodu, necha

Looks like we've got nothing to lose

V bankakh yest’ kapusta, i yest’ khren

There’s cabbage in the jars, and horseradish too

Nu, podorozhaet sakhar, grecha

So sugar and buckwheat will cost more

Prozhivyom na khlebe i ikre

We'll live on bread and caviar

A u tekh, kto vivodil vse sredstva

But those who moved all their funds

Otnyali, chto vsyo s takim trudom

They took what they'd earned with such toil

Nakopili detyam na nasledstvo

Saved for their kids' inheritance

Biznes, den’gi i neskromnii dom

Business, cash and a posh house

Ladno, nash izvestnii vsem rezhim

Okay, our well-known regime

Nikogda ne brezgoval chuzhim

has never minded taking what's not its own

Mi-to zdes’, a tekh, kto ubezhal

We're here, while those who fled

Bezzakoniya nastig i tam kinzhal

had lawlessness catch up and stab them there

A u oligarkhata

And the oligarch crew

Otnyali yakhti, khati

got their yachts and homes seized

Otnyali yakhti, khati

got their yachts and homes seized

Krichi tut, ne krichi

Scream or don't scream

A u oligarkhata

And the oligarch crew

Otnyali yakhti, khati

got their yachts and homes seized

Vdrug stali ne bogati

suddenly they're not rich

Vse nashi bogachi

all our fat cats

Vot i dumai: stoilo tak bit’sya

So think: was it worth fighting so hard

Za bablo, chtobi voiti v potok?

for the dough just to get in the flow?

Po itogu, begat’ v anglitskoi stolitse

In the end, to run around the English capital

S goloi zhopoi, da, blin, bez portok

with a bare a**, yeah, damn, no pants on

Den’gi gde? teper’ vopros uzh pyatii

Where's the money? that's the fifth question now

Lish’ bi vsem khvatilo na yedu

Just hope we all have enough for food

Stali mi opyat’ ravni, rebyata

We're equal again, guys

Kak togda, v 17-om godu

Like back in 1917

Ladno, nash izvestnii vsem rezhim

Okay, our well-known regime

Nikogda ne brezgoval chuzhim

has never minded taking what's not its own

Mi-to zdes’, a tekh, kto ubezhal

We're here, while those who fled

Bezzakoniya nastig i tam kinzhal

had lawlessness catch up and stab them there

A u oligarkhata

And the oligarch crew

Otnyali yakhti, khati

got their yachts and homes seized

Otnyali yakhti, khati

got their yachts and homes seized

Krichi tut, ne krichi

Scream or don't scream

A u oligarkhata

And the oligarch crew

Otnyali yakhti, khati

got their yachts and homes seized

Vdrug stali ne bogati

suddenly they're not rich

Vse nashi bogachi

all our fat cats

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SONG MEANING

Strap in for some signature Leningrad sarcasm! In “А У Олигархата” the band laughs at Russia’s runaway billionaires who suddenly find their villas, yachts, and fat bank accounts frozen abroad. Meanwhile, everyday folks shrug and joke that they will survive on bread, caviar, and whatever is left in the pantry. The song paints a picture of topsy-turvy justice: those who once hoarded riches now sprint through London with, as the lyrics say, “bare bottoms and no trousers.”

Why it matters: Behind the party-ready brass and thumping beat lies a biting social commentary. Leningrad compares today’s sanctions to the leveling shock of 1917, hinting that, at least for a moment, everyone is “equal again.” It is part celebration of karmic payback, part reminder that political games can flip fortunes overnight, and 100 percent a tongue-in-cheek anthem for anyone who has ever rolled their eyes at the ultra-rich.

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