Где-то в небесах - Out in the Sky

Оригинал:
Nikolay Anisimov
Out in the Sky (Где-то в небесах)


Air is hot in molten August
Clouds run away in fear.
I am stuffed up with fuel,
And the bombs, my time is near.
Startling birds, the siren's howling!
I am rolling out of the shelter,
Smell of war is thick and growing,
So the air is not so peaceful,
It's no time for staying peaceful!

This is gonna be a long day:
Heavy as a ton of stones,
I'm pinpointed like a dagger,
Honed for military purposes.
It's so much for any concord,
When the high ranks cut the talking,
Quitting any peaceful motives —
It's my time for coming forth now,
Ultimately coming forth now!

And my company at this
Those two guys in cockpit seats
The "T" time is coming now!
But no clock arm ever knows
If the death afar or close;
Fates are going to be tried
Out in the sky!

The unknown looms ahead,
We are waiving off the terror,
Gulping much of kerosene
I am following the terrain.
Out there are the foemen;
Implementing their nightmares,
Master arms switch is now flipped on.
We'll shut down all those bastards,
Shutting down all the bastards!

We are tailed by fire and thunder,
By the SAM's and the triple-A's,
They have much in their possession
To swing badly our death rates.
Those two guys inside my cockpit
Look at status readings, frowning,
Like if I were too far gone,
Coughing, gasping, shaking, moaning,
Coughing, gasping, shaking, moaning!

In this supersonic slide
Through the hostile smoky sky
Like a sailing ship in storm,
We are hopping up and down,
Hoping just to stay alive,
Even now our fates are tried
Out in the sky!

We are leaving the engagement,
Although punched with some holes,
The pervasive Bitching Betty
Is insisting we should be going.
Sitting still is too explosive,
Every second is on account,
But the guys are both so gallant -
Moving flight stick in alignment
Acting up on all rebounds.

I'm so longing for the home base,
Having barely missed the angels.
I do not let go my feathers,
Just increasing the sweep angle
We are finally back from action,
And I hardly can keep level,
But the two guys are impressive,
And they trusted I could get back:
I for sure could get them back!
I could get back!

All is fair in love and war,
Anyhow is ill the turn
Any miracle might come
We have held at all times out
And Death has lost to Life
In the Heaven's daily fight
Out in the sky!
Out in the sky!
Out in the sky!..