Иванов на остановке,
В ожиданье колесницы,
В предвкушеньи кружки пива -
В понедельник утром жизнь тяжела;
А кругом простые люди,
Что, толпясь, заходят в транспорт,
Топчут ноги Иванову,
Наступают ему прямо на крыла.
И ему не слиться с ними,
С согражданами своими:
У него в кармане Сартр,
У сограждан - в лучшем случае пятак.
Иванов читает книгу,
И приходят котролеры,
И штрафуют Иванова;
В понедельник утром все всегда не так.

Он живет на Петроградской,
В коммунальном коридоре,
Между кухней и уборной,
А уборная всегда полным-полна;
И к нему приходят люди
С чемоданами портвейна,
И проводят время жизни
За сравнительным анализом вина;
А потом они уходят,
Только лучшие друзья
И очарованные дамы
Остаются с Ивановым до утра;
А потом приходит утро,
Все прокуренно и серо,
Подтверждает старый тезис,
Что сегодня тот же день, что был вчера.

Добавлена вечером 9 марта 2009 года - после неспешных выходных и погружения в старый добрый русский рок. 

  
Перевод текста песни
Аквариум - Иванов (1981)
Album: "Acoustics. Aquarium History - Volume I »
The fourth "natural" album "Aquarium".

According to Boris Grebenshikov, who heard the "acoustics" can assume that he knows the "Aquarium" and that the album is good in that it "all came as we actually played"

The album was a collection of songs that the band performed at home concerts the late 70's - mid 80's, and therefore had previously retire to the country as a self-made recordings monstrous quality, with a different set of songs and variations - even "canonical options" were several. And the album "Electricity. Aquarium History - Volume 2 "was released before" acoustics. " All material "Acoustics" was recorded in 1981, in '82 added song "Contredanse", but most of the delay in its release because of the noise turned out - in the original version of the album was recorded between songs, the sound of water. Boris Grebenshikov Album:

"Here immortalized the songs played on acoustic home concerts Aquarium in 78-86 years. In concert, they, naturally, there was a lot more direct - but to record each song is played only the tools that are needed there. In concert, it all always played simultaneously, creating a characteristic then Aquarium hilarious mess. Write it all at once with the "triangle" and "Electricity" in the spring, summer and fall of the 81st. But a few songs recorded earlier, during the first heroic attempts Tropillo implement audio Aquarium in the heart of the enemy - right on melodies ("Smith", etc) "

Lyricist and music - Boris Grebenshikov (BG).
The song was written in 1979, according to Grebenshchikov, influenced by Brian Eno.

(From Wikipedia)

Aquarium - Ivanov

Ivanov at the stop
In anticipation of the chariot,
In anticipation of a beer -
Monday life is hard in the morning;
range of simple people,
That crowding, go to the transport,
Trampling feet [bad word] to him directly on the wing.
And he did not merge with them,
With his fellow citizens:
In his pocket Sartre
Do citizens - at best penny.
Ivanov, reading a book, [bad word] kotrolery,
Ivanov and fines;
On Monday morning, all is not always the case.

He lives on Petrograd,
In [bad word] hallway
Between the kitchen and bathroom,
restroom is always chock-full;
And [bad word] to him
With bags of port
And spend time living
For [bad word] analysis of wine;
And then they leave,
Only the best of friends
And charmed the ladies
Remain with Ivanov until the morning;
And [bad word] the morning
All smoky and gray,
Confirms old thesis
That today the same day that he was yesterday.