Рюмка водки на столе – Григорий Лепс / Gregory Leps
Translated song lyrics
[Verse 1]
Night has strode through the streets with a queen’s starry step,
By heaven’s bridge lie words and numbers, simple yet deep.
Description
The song "A Glass of Vodka on the Table" by Grigory Leps is a tribute to loneliness and the anguish of the soul. The recurring motif of a glass of vodka on the table symbolizes emptiness, melancholy, and sleepless nights. Through poetic metaphors, the protagonist reflects on the loss of love and the impossibility of retaining the beloved, while the wind and the moon heighten the feeling of disorientation and isolation. A powerful composition blending pathos, lyricism, and drama, it has become one of the most iconic works in contemporary Russian music.
- Artist: Григорий Лепс / Gregory Leps