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3 Не все ль равно?
Ну и о чем эта песня?
Стоит ли мне открывать свой рот?
Хочется спеть о надежде, а получается наоборот.
О глупости, беспросветности, о серости, о войне,
Но не о любви и сердечности, и друг друга прощении.

Не все ль равно ли о чем петь?
Не все ль равно ли кого любить?
А жизнь наша прочь ускользает, не удержать и не остановить.
Скука и безразличие заполнили нашу суть.
Печаль о былом величии и грусть о том, чего не вернуть.

И только вином заливаем
Бездонную пропасть и вот наконец
Все наполняется смыслом, ... !
Воля или неволя - теперь уже все равно,
Такая уж видно доля, у нас так заведено.

Does it Matter?

So what is this song about?
Is it even worth opening my mouth?
I’d like to sing about beauty, but it has turned out otherwise –
About futility, despair, misery and war.
Not about love and kindness, and forgiveness.

Does it matter what we sing about?
Does it matter who we love?
Life is slipping away, we can’t stop it or slow it down.
Boredom and indifference have filled our essence,
Sadness about the past splendour and yearning for things that can’t be returned.

All we have is wine to fill the bottomless void, and at last
Everything seems to make sense. Here comes the refrain:
Freedom or slavery, it doesn’t matter any more.
Such is our destiny. This is how things are done around here.

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from The Waltz of Emptiness (and other songs on Russian themes), released November 1, 2004

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Zulya and the Children of the Underground Melbourne, Australia

Zulya and The Children of the Underground perform exquisite original music inspired by Zulya’s Tatar and Russian roots. The music defies being labelled, but has been described as “Kurt Weillish, Euro-Cabaret jazz colliding with lullabies constructed to tear your heart out.” Since their formation in 2003, they have enjoyed unprecedented success throughout their native Australia and abroad. ... more

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