Speaking In Tongues
Scribbling In Voices

Èðèíà Òîêìàêîâà

Irina Tokmakova

                                                   Adapted by Natasha Belenkaya





Ê íàì ïî óòðàì ïðèõîäèò ãíîì,
 Mîñêâå ïðèõîäèò, ïðÿìî â äîì,
è ãîâîðèò âñå îá îäíîì --
«Ïî÷àùå ìîéòå óøè!»


À ìû êðè÷èì åìó â îòâåò:
«Ìû òî÷íî çíàåì, ãíîìîâ íåò!»
Ñìååòñÿ îí: «Íó íåò òàê íåò,
Âû òîëúêî ìîéòå óøè.»
Oh have you seen that little gnome
who comes at night to every home
and keeps on going, on and on:
«You better watch your language.»


We yell at him when so he goes,
«We know for sure, there are no gnomes!»
«What do you mean, there are no gnomes?
You better watch your language!»