Tumbalalaika

Quiet and thoughtful, one thinks
Thinks and thinks a whole night
Whom to take and not to be ashamed,
Whom to take and not too far

Refrain
Tumbala, tumbala, tumbalalaika,
tumbala, tumbala, tumbalalaika
Tumbalalaika, play balalaika
Play balalaika, let it be joyful

Girl, girl, I will ask you
What can grow, grow without rain?
What can burn and not extinguish?
What can ache, cry without tears?

Refrain
Silly boy, what do you need to ask?
A stone can grow, grow without rain.
Love can burn and not extinguish
A heart can ponder, cry without tears