Владимир Кузьмин — Кто не успел тот опоздал song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Кто не успел тот опоздал" by Владимир Кузьмин.
Lyrics
Я как-то вышел из дома,
Смотрю, куда-то все бегут.
Спросил я: «Простите, куда вы спешите?
Быть может, на работу или в институт.»
Меня никто не заметил,
Остался без ответа мой вопрос.
Подумал я, это, видно, эстафета
Или кросс. Но кто-то произнес:
Кто не успел, тот опоздал!
Кто не успел, тот опоздал!
Я, впрочем, вышел за хлебом,
Но в магазине оказался перерыв.
Мне стало обидно и чуточку стыдно,
И я подумал, загрустив:
Кто не успел, тот опоздал,
Кто не успел, тот опоздал.
Я вспомнил, что мне нужно ехать,
Поймал такси и ринулся на вокзал.
Мой поезд умчался, а я остался
И мудрый стрелочник сказал:
Кто не успел, тот опоздал,
Кто не успел, тот опоздал.
Я с горя позвонил любимой.
Сказали, что ушла с другим моя любовь.
Пока я катался, кто-то постарался,
И мне пришлось подумать вновь:
Кто не успел, тот опоздал,
Кто не успел, тот опоздал.
С тех пор летаю, как ракета,
Сам не могу себя догнать.
Ведь жизнь, видно, это — просто эстафета,
В которой кто-то должен проиграть.
Кто не успел, тот опоздал,
Кто не успел, тот опоздал.
Кто не успел, тот опоздал…
Кто не успел, тот опоздал…
Кто не успел, тот опоздал…
Lyrics translation
I went out of the house one day,
I see everyone running somewhere.
I asked: "Excuse me, where are you going?
Maybe to work or to the Institute."
No one noticed me,
My question remained unanswered.
I thought, this must be a relay race
Or cross. But someone said:
Who did not have time, he was late!
Who did not have time, he was late!
I, however, went out for bread,
But there was a break in the store.
I felt hurt and a little ashamed,
And I thought, sadly:
Who did not have time, he was late,
Those who didn't make it in time were late.
I remembered that I had to go,
I hailed a taxi and rushed to the station.
My train sped off, and I stayed
And the wise switchman said:
Who did not have time, he was late,
Those who didn't make it in time were late.
I called my beloved out of grief.
They said that my love left with another.
While I was riding, someone tried,
And I had to think again:
Who did not have time, he was late,
Those who didn't make it in time were late.
I've been flying like a rocket ever since,
I can't catch up with myself.
After all, life, apparently, is just a relay race,
In which someone has to lose.
Who did not have time, he was late,
Those who didn't make it in time were late.
Who did not have time, he was late…
Who did not have time, he was late…
Who did not have time, he was late…