The Song about Gossips ©, 2014

Vladimir Vysotsky's Legacy

The Song about Gossips*

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1

How many of small talks bring harm for our ears,

How many gossips do corrode them like moth!..

As for example,

There are so many talks that all gets much expensive

Especially the pants and alcohol.

(Variant: Especially matches, and, of course, the iodized salt.)

R

As such as flies

Come here-n-there

All those talks 

Just go homes

And the toothless old women

Are so willing them to share

And they share them with us

2

Listen, have you heard that under ground they build city

They say, this is just in the case of nuclear war.

Have you heard, - they're gonna close all the saunas around

And forever, and these talks are really true.

R

As such as flies

Come here-n-there

All those talks 

Just go homes

And the toothless old women

Are so willing them to share

And they share them with us

3

Do you know, they're gonna fire that Sir Mamykin

He is blamed in a battery, adultery, and drunkenness

By the way, they're gonna to arrest your neighbor,

As his image looks well similar to former boss NKVD

R

As such as flies

Come here-n-there

All those talks 

Just go homes

And the toothless old women

Are so willing them to share

And they share them with us

4

Oh my God, what's going on! Yesterday they dug a trench

And, you know, they have easy find two cognac springs.

They say, spies poisoned all water by denaturant 

And the bread today ... already from a fish squamae. 

R

As such as flies

Come here-n-there

All those talks 

Just go homes

And the toothless old women

Are so willing them to share

And they share them with us

5

Have you heard, they're gonna cancel everything

They've guessed to eliminate a military parade.

They say, that very soon they will prohibit all, fck,

Very soon they will prohibit everything to hell! 

R

As such as flies

Come here-n-there

All those talks 

Just go homes

And the toothless old women

Are so willing them to share

And they share them with us

6

Well enforced in so many battles,

All small talks are spread - no barriers

There are so steady gossips - there will not any tittle-tattle

There are small talks that gossips would be said illegal on D-day 

R

As such as flies

Come here-n-there

All those talks 

Just go homes

And the toothless old women

Are so willing them to share

And they share them with us

This song is a true sample of Russian folklore and as such it is just endless. Just for example, there are couple more verses not covered by the provided video:

7

The knockers sing before each other in whisper and aloud

As always crazy shout seems as proved by any clique

You know, people aren't customary to good news somehow

They just prefer to say that all of that is gonna be a lie.

R

As such as flies

Come here-n-there

All those talks 

Just go homes

And the toothless old women

Are so willing them to share

And they share them with us

As you can see this song was written in 1969 or just 45 years ago. We are still the same imperfect human beings and as such the song is still actual: gossips move gossips. However, there is my funny approach to our "new flies" - social webpages.

8

Have you heard, they're gonna cancel GARAGE SALES

They've guessed to FORCE US TO SECURE ALL OUR CARS

They say they will prohibit WEAPONRY COLLECTIONS

And very soon they will prohibit everything to TRADE! 

R

As such as flies

Come here-n-there

All those talks 

Just go homes

And the SOCIAL WEBPAGES

Are so willing them to GO

And they share them with WORLD!

 etc.

By BORIS K'ZORIN, 

the another last romantic ©, Los Angeles, CA 2014

* - The most of supporting pictures are shown to the credit of the youtube link above and its author 

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ORIGINAL RUSSIAN LYRIC

1

Сколько слухов наши уши поражает,

Сколько сплетен разъедает, словно моль!..

Вот, к примеру,

Ходят слухи, будто всё подорожает, абсолютно

А особенно - штаны и алкоголь.

(Вариант: а особенно - поваренная соль.)

R

И, словно мухи,

Тут и там

Ходят слухи

По домам,

А беззубые старухи

Их разносят по умам.

Их разносят по умам.

2

- Слушай, слышал - под землею город строят,

Говорят, на случай ядерной войны.

- Вы слыхали, - скоро бани все закроют повсеместно

Навсегда, и эти сведенья верны.

R

И, словно мухи,

Тут и там

Ходят слухи

По домам,

А беззубые старухи

Их разносят по умам.

Их разносят по умам.

3

- А вы знаете, Мамыкина снимают, -

За разврат его, за пьянство, за дебош...

- Кстати, вашего соседа забирают, негодяя,

Потому что он на Берию похож.

R

И, словно мухи,

Тут и там

Ходят слухи

По домам,

А беззубые старухи

Их разносят по умам.

Их разносят по умам.

4

- Ой, что деется! Вчера траншею рыли,

Откопали две коньячные струи.

- Говорят, шпионы воду отравили самогоном,

Ну, а хлеб теперь - из рыбьей чешуи.

R

И, словно мухи,

Тут и там

Ходят слухи

По домам,

А беззубые старухи

Их разносят по умам.

Их разносят по умам.

5

- Вы слыхали? Теперь всё поотменяют,

Отменили даже воинский парад.

- Говорят, что скоро всё позапрещают, в бога душу,

Скоро всех к чертям собачьим запретят!

R

И, словно мухи,

Тут и там

Ходят слухи

По домам,

А беззубые старухи

Их разносят по умам.

Их разносят по умам.

6

Закаленные во многих заварухах,

Слухи ширятся, не ведая преград.

Ходят сплетни, что не будет больше слухов абсолютно,

Ходят слухи, будто сплетни запретят.

R

И, словно мухи,

Тут и там

Ходят слухи

По домам,

А беззубые старухи

Их разносят по умам.

Их разносят по умам.

7

Поют друг другу - шепотом ли, в крик ли, -

Крик дурной всегда правдив в устах кликуш...

А к хорошим слухам люди не привыкли почему-то,

Говорят, что это выдумки и чушь.

R

И, словно мухи,

Тут и там

Ходят слухи

По домам,

А беззубые старухи

Их разносят по умам.

Их разносят по умам.

© Владимир Высоцкий. Текст, музыка, исполнение, 1969