Moss and fir cones on the roof,
under it – a piece of gingerbread
and a tea-kettle on the stove...
I prefer books
to eternal fussing.
A squashed little sofa
and in the field the dandelions
which have turned grey.
I am dashing off the plan
of my daily tasks:
to water the flower-bed from the can
and to write in the notebook
words, weaving the line
and to unravel the enigma
of existence on earth.

          1992

Translated by Richard McKane

In Russian

The Song
(Michael Prihod'ko: music, singing, guitar;
Galina Pukhova: singing)