Lyrics Высоцкий - Я сам пожизненно к тебе себя приговорил

I, really, was stubborn of all.
I did not listen to slander
And did not count on the fingers of those,
Who called you to "you".

I, truly, was more fair than others,
Younger, maybe,
I did not want your sins
Forgive or judge.

I did not call you a girl,
Did not tear flowers with you,
In your eyes, I was not looking
Maiden purity.

I did not regret that you were in a dream
For years I did not expect,
That you are not a girl to me,
A woman came.

I knew more honest shameless dreams,
Crafty words honestly
We are sheltered at night shelter,
Straight language of passions.

And if it will be fated
You keep me,
Not because it is not given
You know others.

Not because I'm still,
And better - was not found,
Not because you're shy,
And so it was ...

No, if it's fated
You keep me,
I will not care about you
I'm a girl to call.

And I'll meet in your eyes
Not with a blue, empty,
And with the female, in grief and passion
Born clean.

Not with the purity of closed eyes,
The ignorance of children,
And with the purity of women's caresses,
Insomnia of nights ...

Be though a misfortune in my destiny,
But whoever has judged us,
I myself for life
Himself sentenced.
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Konstantin Simonov