Лесной стороною
Под ясной звездою
Тропою оленя
Гуляет Емеля.
И все ему рады -
Звери, птицы и гады,
Деревья и травы,
Поля и дубравы.
Покуда есть силы,
Покуда есть духу,
Не порваны жилы,
Не вспорото брюхо.
Покуда есть мочи,
Покуда есть семя,
Орет и хохочет,
Гуляет Емеля.
И славит свободу
Сквозь дыбы изгибы
На радость народу,
Себе на погибель.
Forest side
Under a clear star
By the path of the deer
Emelya is walking.
And everyone is happy for him -
Beasts, birds and reptiles
Trees and herbs
Fields and oak groves.
As long as there is strength
As long as there is a spirit
The veins are not torn
The belly is not ripped open.
As long as there is urine
As long as there is a seed
Shouts and laughs,
Emelya is walking.
And praises freedom
Bends through the rears
To the delight of the people
To your own destruction.