Текст песни Владимир Высоцкий - Баллада о короткой шее

Commander with sheeyu short
Should be at all times :
To the chest - almost from the chin ,
From the back of the head - just to spin .

On the short inconspicuous neck
Head to sit comfortably ,
And choke much more difficult
And lasso nothing to offend .

But they crane their necks
And stand on the tips of socks :
To see further and more accurately -
We need to look over their heads .

All he now dark horse ,
Even if you have seen the light in the distance,
Posture is unstable and shaky ,
And the opening of the neck for a loop ,

And any vile viper
Vertebrae count on it.
More visible, but - short-sighted
To live with an open neck between people.

But they crane their necks
And stand on the tips of socks :
To see further and more accurately -
We need to look over their heads .

Head cocked , plyuёsh into the well,
Cook himself to slaughter.
By the way , this general
Land full foot stomps .

In Asia, accustomed to ambush -
Should not prevent a demigod ,
So it sneaked behind
With the first blow knocked down .

And they crane their necks
And stand on the tips of socks :
To see further and more accurately -
We need to look over their heads .

A little nerves released as a bridle,
No more holding and storing -
It goes under your feet sweeps
And on the neck lies bunch of fives .

You can, however , head sadly
Hide in the shoulders and not to risk
Only - it is very ugly
Retracted his head to keep .

And they crane their necks
And stand on the tips of socks :
To see further and more accurately -
We need to look over their heads .

Here is what the parable of the East
Told me of the old elder .
& quot; Even fairy tales here and those cruel & quot ;, -
I thought, and measured the neck .

1973