Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Самурай (Samurai) by Miyagi from Russian to English.
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Verse 1
Ona pela mne pesni pro leto
She sang me songs about summer
Menyala menya melankholika
She was changing me, the melancholic one
Svetom bila dlya pirata kometa, letyashchaya vdal’
A comet flying off into the distance was light for the pirate
Umirali zabitie kem-to
The ones forgotten by somebody were dying
I trepetom vetra okutala razum
And she wrapped my mind in the trembling of the wind
I ya, ocharovannii dikimi pazlami getto
And I, enchanted by the wild puzzles of the ghetto
Sam nalomal tekh drov, a khudozhnik
Made a mess of things myself, while the artist
Slepo risuet syuzheti
Blindly paints the scenes
Chorus 1
Shiroko shagali nogi; mai, mai, mai
My legs were striding wide; May, May, May
Na tebya nalyubovat’sya dai
Let me gaze at you to my heart's content
Zazhigai moi rai, zalipai-pai-pai
Light up my paradise, get lost in it
Sakura plakala, samurai
The cherry blossom wept, samurai
Zarubil sobak, dabi lai, lai, lai
I cut down the dogs so that their barking, barking, barking
Ne narushil son, ne pokotsal vaib
Would not break your sleep or ruin the vibe
Beregu pokoi, ponimai-mai-mai
I am guarding the quiet, so understand
Ya tvoi-oi-oi-oi
I am yours
Postchorus 1
Ya grezil toboyu, madam, yesli bi tol’ko videla!
I dreamed of you, madam, if only you had seen!
Do neba rukoyu podat’, lyubila li nenavidela?
The sky is within arm's reach, did you love or did you hate?
Ya bredil toboyu, madam, yesli bi tol’ko verila
I was delirious over you, madam, if only you had believed
Do neba rukoyu dostanu, radi tebya namerenno
I will reach the sky with my hand, on purpose, for your sake
Ya tvoi-oi-oi-oi
I am yours
Verse 2
Strog i grub, mol
Strict and rough, they say
Ferz’ obut ne po-dobromu. Per’ya prut i prut
The queen is badly shod. The feathers keep pushing and pushing
Pont. Ubitii v kal oklemaisya, man
Showing off. Wasted out of your mind, pull yourself together, man
Tadadi-tada. Filki da molva
Tadadi-tada. Money and gossip
Suki, lipkii staf, sto pudovo tam
Bitches, sticky stuff, it is definitely there
On razbil sebya podubitii v khlam
He smashed himself up, beaten to pieces
Zazvezdilsya malii, dobrom prikrit
The kid got a big head, covered by other people's kindness
V golovu strelyal, mol, no otskochil
He shot at the head, they say, but it ricocheted
Yemu povezlo lish’, a tak ne ise
He simply got lucky, otherwise it is not ice
Yego trolish’, trolish’, no na lai ne laet
You troll him and troll him, but he does not bark back
I gotov vsegda podkhodit’ s umom
And he is always ready to go about it with his head
Ti prikin’, segodnya soril bablom
Just imagine, today he was throwing money around
On takoi-syakoi, on bogat i sit
He is this and that, he is rich and well fed
On ne zasluzhil, tam ne po lyubvi
He did not earn it, there is no love in it
Prosti za vsyo eto
Forgive me for all of this
Rodnaya, begi
My dear one, run
Postchorus 2
Ya grezil toboyu, madam, yesli bi tol’ko videla!
I dreamed of you, madam, if only you had seen!
Do neba rukoyu podat’, lyubila li nenavidela?
The sky is within arm's reach, did you love or did you hate?
Ya bredil toboyu, madam, yesli bi tol’ko verila
I was delirious over you, madam, if only you had believed
Do neba rukoyu dostanu, radi tebya namerenno
I will reach the sky with my hand, on purpose, for your sake
Postchorus 3
Ya grezil toboyu, madam, yesli bi tol’ko videla!
I dreamed of you, madam, if only you had seen!
Do neba rukoyu podat’, lyubila li nenavidela?
The sky is within arm's reach, did you love or did you hate?
Ya tvoi-oi-oi-oi
I am yours
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Самурай — Samurai
Самурай (Samurai) is a direct transliteration of the Japanese word, referring to the ancient Japanese warrior class. It's a unique and culturally specific word that immediately evokes a strong image.
In the context of the song, the artist uses "Самурай" to create a vivid and somewhat dramatic scene: "Сакура плакала, самурай Зарубил собак, дабы лай, лай, лай Не нарушил сон, не покоцал вайб" (Sakura cried, samurai slaughtered dogs, so that the barking wouldn't disturb the sleep, wouldn't mess up the vibe). This imagery is striking and memorable, making the word stand out.
Miyagi's "Самурай (Samurai)" is a really interesting look into a complicated mind, full of longing and a bit of self-sabotage. He talks about a woman who brought light into his life, changing him from a melancholic person, like a "комета, летящая вдаль" [comet flying into the distance] for a pirate. He admits to making mistakes, saying "Сам наломал тех дров" [I broke that firewood myself], suggesting he's responsible for some of his own troubles.
There's a strong sense of devotion, almost to an obsessive degree. He repeats, "Я грезил тобою, мадам, если бы только видела!" [I dreamed of you, madam, if only you saw!] and promises to reach the sky for her. The samurai imagery comes in with lines like "Сакура плакала, самурай
Зарубил собак, дабы лай, лай, лай
Не нарушил сон, не покоцал вайб" [Sakura cried, samurai
Chopped down the dogs, so their barking, barking, barking
Wouldn't disturb the sleep, wouldn't mess up the vibe]. This shows a fierce protectiveness and a desire for peace, even if it means being harsh. He's saying, "Берегу покой, понимай-май-май
Я твой-ой-ой-ой" [I protect the peace, understand, understand, understand
I am yours, yours, yours, yours].
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