Kosarkasi

If I had a little spaceship
for a couple of days to take it for a spin,
I'd cruise around the heavenly dome,
looking for rivals for the Blue team.

In this world, they call the shots
and I don’t know who else we could play?
I suggest, to make it a fair match,
they should shoot at the armored hoop.

The Brazilians are quiet, the Italians too,
Americans hanging out on the side.
They’re silent and learning like real students,
teaching a lesson to the World Champions.

Zharmukhamedov told Edeshko,
"These guys really have no flaws."
And all this is heard by Coach Kondrashin:
"I've been scared of them for ten years!"

If I had just grown another quarter meter,
between the hoops, I’d be the king.
As it is, I can barely get a look at the hoop,
and the ball - that’s just an illusion.