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Г​е​н​е​р​а​л (General)

by Father of Sam

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Tribute to Soviet classic rock band "Kino". The song "General" is as appropriate today as it was back in 1984 when Viktor Tsoi originally released it. Father of Sam took that one from the archives of Leningrad Rock Club and gave the world their own version of this magnificent number.

lyrics

Генерал

Где Вы теперь и с кем,
Кто хочет быть судьей,
Кто помнит все имена?
Нам не хватает тем,
Не нарушай покой,
Эта ночь слишком темна.

Где твой мундир, генерал,
Твои ордена, спина, как струна?
Ты уже слышал отбой
Просто дождь бил по крыше твоей, генерал.

Все находят время, чтобы уйти,
Никто не уйдет навсегда
Парламентеры один за другим
И каждый знает горечь плода.

Где твой мундир, генерал,
Твои ордена, спина, как струна?
Ты уже слышал отбой
Просто дождь бил по крыше твоей, генерал.

Хочется спать, но вот стоит чай
И горит свет ста свечей.
Может быть завтра с утра будет солнце
И тот ключ в связке ключей?

Где твой мундир, генерал,
Твои ордена, спина, как струна?
Ты уже слышал отбой
Просто дождь бил по крыше твоей, генерал.


English translation

General

Where you now and with whom,
Who wants to be the judge,
Who remembers all their names?
We've got no subject to talk,
Do not intrude upon leisure,
This night is too dark.

Refrain:
Where your uniform, the general,
Your awards, back like a string?
You already heard a lights-off
Simply the rain was beaten on your roof, by the general.

All find time to leave,
Nobody will leave for ever
Truce envoys one after another
And everyone knows bitterness of a fruit.
It would be desirable to sleep, but here there is a tea
Also light of hundred candles burns.
Can be tomorrow since morning there will be a sun
And that key in a bunch of keys?
Refrain:
Where your uniform, the general,
Your awards, back like a string?
You already heard a lights-off
Simply the rain was beaten on your roof, by the general.

credits

released March 7, 2022
Lyrics - Victor Tsoi
Music - Kino
Alec Badalov - Vocals/guitar
Oksana Pilyanska - Vocals
Stephan Kuziv- Spiritual guidance/mental healing
Sergei Popovich - Base
Denis Orynbekov - Guitars
Chris DeRosa - Drums
Nikolaev Dmitry - piano
voice of General Boris Gromov is used as a sample

Produced by Father of Sam
Mixed by 23db Productions and Denis Orynbekov

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