Tumbalalaika

A boy stands and thinks, stands and thinks, the whole night through.
Whom to take and not to be ashamed, whom to take and not to be ashamed.
Tumbala, tumbala, tumbalalaika,
Tumbala, tumbala, tumbalalaika
Tumbalalaika, play balalaika
Tumbalalaika - let it be joyful.
Girl, girl, I will ask you,
What can grow, grow without rain?
What can burn and not be consumed?
What can yearn, cry without tears?
Silly boy, why do you need to ask?
A stone can grow, grow without rain.
Love can burn and not be consumed.
A heart can ache, cry without tears.