Thread: Could you help me to translate the one of my favorite songs

Mark Knopfler. A place where we used to live. Предложения, которые я пометил, не могу перевести. Спасибо огромное!

This empty kitchen's where
I'd while away the hours *
Just next to my old chair
You'd usually have some flowers
The shelves of books
Even the picture hooks
Everything is gone
But my heart is hanging on *

If this old neighbourhood
Survived us both alright *
Don't know that it withstood *
All the things that took our light
You on the stair
I can see you there
Everything is gone
But my heart is hanging on

Once there was a little girl
Used to wonder what she would be *
Went out into the big wide world *
Now she's just a memory
There used to be a little school here
Where I learned to write my name
But time has been a little cruel here *
Time has no shame *

It's just a place where
We used to live
It's just a place where
We used to live

Now in another town
You lead another life
And now upstairs and down
You're someone else's wife
Here in the dust *
There's not a trace of us *
Everything is gone
But my heart is hanging on

It's just a place where
We used to live
It's just a place where
We used to live

I am not knowlegeable enough in Russian to translate this song.
It is rather difficult to understand even for a native English speaker.
But I can try to clarify the parts you are having difficulty with.
If my interpretation is not exact, maybe somebody else can explain better.

Originally Posted by q32

I'd while away the hours *

This is poetic for "I would spend many hours"

Originally Posted by q32

But my heart is hanging on *

But my heart is still beating.
I am still alive despite all the difficult times.

Originally Posted by q32

If this old neighbourhood
Survived us both alright *

If we both survived in this old neighbourhood

Originally Posted by q32

Don't know that it withstood *
All the things that took our light

Hmm. Not sure. Maybe
I do not know how we survived everything that happened to us.

Originally Posted by q32

Used to wonder what she would be *
Went out into the big wide world *

I wonder what she is doing now
She left the town and went out on her own

Originally Posted by q32

But time has been a little cruel here *
Time has no shame *

Hmm, this is straightforward
Time is cruel
Time is heartless

Originally Posted by q32

Here in the dust *
There's not a trace of us *

Now that everything is done
There is no sign that we were ever together

Kwatts, I am impressed with your paraphasing. And, I'm a native english speaker! Australian that is.

Sorry Q32, I'm a world away from being able to translate that.

kwatts59, thanks a lot! You really helped me, now I got everything at least I think so!