«Krug» - Karakum (1984)

“Someone once said that a minesweeper makes only two mistakes: the first is when he decides to be one. The second?“ Krug is a Soviet Rock/Reggae/Pop group formed in 1981 out of the former members of “Flowers“, a group formed in 1961 that was responsible according to Itogi Magazine as the starter of all “Russian alternative culture“. It included some very prominent members, such as Igor Sarukhanov, the main vocalist and guitarist, Alexander Slizunov, Vladimir Vasiliev, and Mikhail Fanzilberg. This song is about the Karakum Desert, a vast expanse located in Turkmenistan. Lyrics: A hundred days, along the way, in the caravan, Another dune, lies ahead Another dune, wherever you look There’s sand everywhere! The wind was blowing, angry with strength, The scorching heat, driving me crazy And everyone, was dreaming, a sip of water! But God was deaf, the wind blowing And he was as dry, as a saxaul And only in dreams, ringing like laughter, water flowed! Where to escape, where to turn away, Scorching heat, along the whole way It goes on forever, no stop in sight, always, always! This is Kara-Kara-Kara- Kara-Kara-Kara-Kum! This is Kara-Kara-Kara- Kara-Kara-Kara-Kum! This is Kara-Kara-Kara- Kara-Kara-Kara-Kum! This is Kara-Kara-Kara- Kara-Kara-Kara-Kum! Where no rivers flow, death is at hand, But man, he did endure Dry sands, and dunes, an evil vice Dashing power! After all, these are all his ways, And he wanted to walk through them, And don’t lower heads, and don’t depart! And the salt pud, was eaten here, The work was hard, but the garden blossomed, When water flows, before me, emitting like laughter! And the oppression of sand, like any oppression Will go on deep, for years to come, Victory awaits, the one who is brave, always, always! This is Kara-Kara-Kara- Kara-Kara-Kara-Kum! This is Kara-Kara-Kara- Kara-Kara-Kara-Kum! This is Kara-Kara-Kara- Kara-Kara-Kara-Kum! This is Kara-Kara-Kara- Kara-Kara-Kara-Kum! This is Kara-Kara-Kara- Kara-Kara-Kara-Kum! This is Kara-Kara-Kara- Kara-Kara-Kara-Kum! This is Kara-Kara-Kara- Kara-Kara-Kara-Kum! This is Kara-Kara-Kara- Kara-Kara-Kara-Kum! This is Kara-Kara-Kara- Kara-Kara-Kara-Kum! This is Kara-Kara-Kara- Kara-Kara-Kara-Kum! This is Kara-Kara-Kara- Kara-Kara-Kara-Kum! This is Kara-Kara-Kara- Kara-Kara-Kara-Kum! This is Kara-Kara-Kara- Kara-Kara-Kara-Kum! This is Kara-Kara-Kara- Kara-Kara-Kara-Kum! This is Kara-Kara-Kara- Kara-Kara-Kara-Kum! This is Kara-Kara-Kara- Kara-Kara-Kara-Kum!