Thread: Lryics

This is just a verse of a song that I attempted translate. If someone could put in their two cents, that would be cool. Thanks.

Life is a waterfall
We’re one in the river
And one again after the fall
Swimming through the void
We hear the word
We lose ourselves
But we find it all....
Cause we are the ones that want to play
Always want to go
But you never want to stay
And we are the ones that want to choose
Always want to play
But you never want to lose

жизнь - водопад
мы соедины в реке,
и опять соедины после падения.
проплывая через пустоту
мы слышим слово
мы себя теряем
но мы всё находим...
потому что мы хотим играть
всегда мы хотим поехать
но мы никогда не хотим оставаться
мы хотим выбрать
всегда хотим играть
но никогда не хотим проиграть

Originally Posted by saibot

...
потому что мы хотим играть
всегда мы хотим поехать
но мы никогда не хотим оставаться
мы хотим выбрать
всегда хотим играть
но никогда не хотим проиграть

Translating from Russian to English the second half says

because we want to play
we always want to travel
but we never want to stay
we want to choose
(we) always want to play
but (we) never want to lose

Originally Posted by saibot

We’re one in the river

United in the rivier

Originally Posted by saibot

And one again after the fall

Again united

Originally Posted by saibot

Swimming through the void

Пустота is emptiness

Originally Posted by saibot

Cause we are the ones that want to play

Looks more just like "because we want to play"

Originally Posted by saibot

And we are the ones that want to choose

We want to choose. If it was your translation it would at least be we are the ones who want to choose.

Originally Posted by saibot

But you never want to lose

Again, I dont see 'you' anywhere.

никогда не хотим проиграть We never want to lose.

yeah...i couldnt figure out how to say "we are the ones"...

Yea, good question, i dunno either.

saibot wrote:
But you never want to lose

Again, I dont see 'you' anywhere.

никогда не хотим проиграть We never want to lose.

Hehe...i gotta read more closely.

но ты никогда не хочешь проиграть

and

ты никогда не хочешь оставаться

Originally Posted by saibot

yeah...i couldnt figure out how to say "we are the ones"...

I e-mailed one of my native speaking Russian friends for help.

Anyway, should not it be

"we are the ones who want to play"

Thanks.

It is we are the ones who want to play...i just left the second part off.

The part I dont know how to say is "we are the ones"

Originally Posted by kwatts59

"we are the ones who want to play"

I already said that anyway

we are the ones who want to choose

we are the ones who want to play = мы те кто хочет (по)играть