На что мы тратим жизнь?... На мелочные ссоры,...

What do we spend our lives on? ...
On petty quarrels,
To silly words, empty talk
On vanity of resentment, on malice - time and time again.
What do we spend our lives on? ...
But it’s necessary to love!
Burning life to the ground for nothing
For tedious matters, unnecessary worries ...
For the sake of society, we come up with masks ...
What do we spend our lives on? ...
And it would be nice.
We spray life into the gloomy boredom
On the "image" and "prestige", unnecessary science,
For lies and boasting, for free service.
What do we spend our lives on? ...
And it would be necessary for friendship!

We’re in a hurry somewhere, we’ve got something.
We are looking for something - we are losing more;
We save everything - gold, rags and silver ...
What do we spend our lives on? ...
But it would be necessary for good!
We worry, shout, suffer for nothing;
With seriousness funny, we choose things.
But no matter how many you guess, you’ll choose the wrong one.

What do we spend our lives on? ...
And it would be necessary for a dream!
We are afraid of joy, we are afraid to believe in fairy tales,
We are afraid of dreams, and tenderness, and affection;
We are afraid to love, so as not to bother ...
What are we wasting our lives for ?!
And you just have to live!