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Александр Малинин - Коррида

Corrida, Bullfighting

У меня на врага сила есть и напор,
Но я в шкуре быка, вот и весь разговор.
Эй, тореро, держись! Начинаю разбег.
Береги свою жизнь, царь зверей - человек!

For ("At/On") my enemy, I have strength and pressure/charge
But I'm in the hide/skin of a bull, so it's the end of talk
Hey, torero, hold on! I'm starting the /running start/.
Take care of (Protect) your life, king of the animals, man!

Опять бью мимо, опять бью мимо,
Хоть цель близка,
Последние силы, последние силы
Собрав для броска.

Again I strike /past the target/, Again I strike in vain (missing)
Even though the target is near
Last strength, last forces
I gathered (/while having collected/) for the dart/dash.

Через прорези глаз смотрит бычья душа,
Дайте, люди, мне вас рассмотреть не спеша.
Травля диких зверей вам сердца веселит,
У зверей на людей миллионы обид!

Through the slots of eyes, watches bull's soul
"Give me" (let me), people, to me, you, to view/scrutinize without rush.
Chasing of the wild animals, makes your hearts joyful
  (~Making them suffer while chasing, "for you hearts /make cheerful")
Animals, for people, have millions of grunts/resentments
 ("By/near/at animals, on people, millions resentments!")

Кровью залитый бык, сам я смерти ищу,
И ваш радостный крик я вам, люди, прощу,
Я вам, люди прощу.

A bull, washed/overflown in blood, I seek the death myself
And your happy cry, I, for you, people, will forgive
I will forgive you, men

Bullfight, for people - it's only a game
Hey, torero, /more brave/ (be courageous), it's time "to make a job",
It's time to do your job.
Hey, torero, be more daring.

Гремят кастаньеты, ликуют трибуны -
Развязка близка!
Я должен расстаться, я должен расстаться
Со шкурой быка!

Rattle the castanets, jubilate the tribunes -
the outcome/resolution is near
I should separate-my-self, I must be separated with
The hide/skin of bull!

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18 - восемнадцать

18 - (vosemnadcăt')

19 - девятнадцать

19 - (dev'atnadcăt')

nineteen

20 - двадцать

20 - (dvadcăt')

21 - двадцать один

21 - (dvadcăt' odin)

Восьмой (8-й) урок

(vos'moy urok)

Eighth lesson

УРОК НОМЕР ВОСЕМЬ (№8)

(oorock nommĕr vosem')

Lesson number eight (#8)

May (or Can) one ? [(is it) possible?)
— (It is) impossible.

May I go-for-a-walk to-day?
[(is it) possible for-me to-day to walk]?

AK: Можно is "Allowed', like in "It's allowed", or "Sure".
Нельзя - "Prohibited" or "Not possible" - is not a verb. It's an adjective of state, like "Useless!".

Можно ли мне сегодня погулять?

Compare:
Use "погулять" to make the phrase more natural.

No, you may not [(it is) impossible).
Your father (is) opposed (to it).
(Your father is against.)

But I am no longer (more) ill [but I more (am) not ill);
I need air [to-me (is) necessary air].

You walk much;
this (is) bad for you [this, for-you bad] .

AK: гулять is "to promenade" or 'to rumble around", not exactly "to walk".

What a pity !
I like air so much [I /so much/in this mode/ love air].

To-day, your papa is at-home.

Он мне всегда читает то, что я люблю.

He always reads to me what [that which] I like.
(-> He always reads me what I want.)

I take-a-walk [walk] ; you (pl.) take-a-walk;
he takes а walk; to take a walk.

(он) болен; сегодня; (он) против.

(he is) ill; to-day; (he is) opposed ("against").

УПРАЖНЕНИЕ

(oopra(d)jniĕniĕ)

It is a great [much] pity.
(So much pity.)

Очень жаль.
Как жаль!

AK: Use "Too sad." or
"What a pity!" to sound more natural.

Compare:
Use this orthography and words order, it's modern Russian.

I think that wine is bad for-you.
(I think, that | the wine is bad for-you.)

She speaks much.

Она слишком много говорит.

Compare:
She speaks too much.

Please, excuse me once again [again once], [again, /one more time/].

Сейчас я вам скажу, почему он против.

Presently I [will] tell you why he (is) opposed (to it).

сейчас - "now, right now"
(я) скажу - "I will tell", it's Future Tense

AK-NOTE

Можно means : one may, it is allowed to
— Нельзя, on the contrary means : one may not, it is forbidden.

E.g., when knocking at a door, you will ask :
Можно? May one (come in)?

— And the answer will be :
Можно! one may,
or Нельзя! no, one may not.

Можно ли : the particle ли ("whether") indicates a question.

So :
он дома, he (is) at home;
дома ли он? is he at home?

It's written Можно-ли in the original book, but the hyphen no longer needed.

In больше: more, you find the root of большевик, bolshevik.

Гулять : to take a walk.
Я гуляю : I stroll, I play with friends.

Я гуляю с друзьями.

"I meet (and maybe promenade) with friends."
Not necessarily "I walk with friends".

Tweested English Section

Как я рад! "How I glad !"
You will get used to it and think of pidgin English no longer.