Варяги

You see that lake
My grandfather lies at its bottom
Many years have passed
He looks up at the sky

All his youth
He feared his own shadow
By some unknown miracle
He raised his children

Grandpa used to say
Better not to leave home
To be humble
To fish in the pond

Then you will live long
But thunder roared loudly
And grandpa with his boat
Sank to the bottom with an axe

And I learned my lesson
Not every old man shines with wisdom
But we all sink to the bottom
So why not argue with fate?

The Varangian's creed, no one is eternal under the moon
The flame of the red banner flutters over the water!

Beware of foolish illusions, better to fear becoming a slave
Than to be stabbed as an enemy in an honest fight

The Varangian's creed, life is too short
Don't turn into an old man before your time

Don't build castles in the clouds
If you don't want to be bitterly deceived by fate

You see that woman
My brother was in love with her
To stay alone with her
He dreamed day and night

She told him
I can only be with someone
Who defeats a big bear
In the forest

My brother took a knife
And got lost in the woods
Returning with the enemy's skin
He threw it at her feet

But he didn't go to her house
And laughing, he walked away
Because she wasn't worthy
Of such a man

And my brother and I joined the group
Of an old Varangian
For the world is long and wide
And everyone will find happiness in it

The Varangian's creed, no one is eternal under the moon
The flame of the red banner flutters over the water!

Beware of foolish illusions, better to fear becoming a slave
Than to be stabbed as an enemy in an honest fight

The Varangian's creed, life is too short
Don't turn into an old man before your time

Don't build castles in the clouds
If you don't want to be bitterly deceived by fate

I am the captain of the Varangians
And I want to tell you
That sometimes we are scared
Even if you shake out your pants
When a wave hits you
Or a sword hangs over you
Your life is threatened
Then you feel alive
But there are things scarier
Like a series of similar days
Forgetting who you are
And living like a body without a soul