I close my eyes,
Only for a moment, and the moment’s gone.
All my dreams,
Pass before my eyes, in curiosity.
Dust in the wind,
All they are is dust in the wind.
Same old song,
Just a drop of water in an endless sea.
All we do,
Crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see.
Dust in the wind,
All we are is dust in the wind.
Don’t hang on,
Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky.
It slips away,
All your money won’t another minute buy.
Dust in the wind,
All we are is dust in the wind.
Dust in the wind,
Everything is dust in the wind.
I close my eyes,
Я закрываю глаза..
Only for a moment, and the moment’s gone
Всего лишь на мгновенье, вот оно прошло…
All my dreams,
Все мои мечты
Pass before my eyes, a curiosity
Прошли перед глазами, изумительно…
Dust in the wind,
Пыль на ветру,
All they are is dust in the wind
Всё это лишь пыль на ветру…
Same old song,
Всё та же старая песня,
Just a drop of water in an endless sea
Всего лишь капля воды в бесконечном море…
All we do, crumbles to the ground,
Всё, что мы делаем, сгниёт в земле,
Though we refuse to see
Хотя мы закрываем глаза, чтобы этого не видеть…
Dust in the wind,
Пыль на ветру,
All we are is dust in the wind
Все мы только пыль на ветру…
Don’t hang on,
Но не грусти,
Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
Ничто не длится вечно, только земля и небо…
It slips away,
Всё остальное ускользает,
All your money won’t another minute buy
Все твои деньги не купят тебе дополнительных минут жизни…
Dust in the wind,
Пыль на ветру..
All we are is dust in the wind
Мы всего лишь пыль на ветру…
Dust in the Wind
Пыль на ветру(перевод Ирина Емец)
I close my eyes,
Закрой глаза,
Only for a moment, and the moment’s gone
Только в прошлой жизни видел радугу.
Pass before my eyes, a curiosity
Там летят, твой взор маня и радуя.
Dust in the wind,
Дань ветру — пыль,
All they are is dust in the wind
Всё вокруг — лишь дань ветру, пыль…
Just a drop of water in an endless sea
Каплей был любой из нас в пучине вод,
All we do, crumbles to the ground,
Труд наш весь — пользы мало в нём,
Though we refuse to see
Он в землю вновь уйдёт.
Dust in the wind,
Дань ветру — пыль,
All we are is dust in the wind
Все мы только — дань ветру, пыль…
Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
Вечен лишь небесный свод над головой,
It slips away,
Жизнь есть путь,
All your money won’t another minute buy
Только деньги не давай за дубль второй.
Dust in the wind,
Дань ветру — пыль,
All we are is dust in the wind
Все мы только — дань ветру, пыль…
Dust In The Wind
Прах на ветру* (перевод Shadow Wizard из Москвы)
I close my eyes,
Закрой глаза
Only for a moment, and the moment’s gone
На секунду лишь — и вмиг пройдет она,
Pass before my eyes, a curiosity
Вспомнятся тебе сплошною чередой
Dust in the wind,
Прах на ветру
All they are is dust in the wind
Всё вокруг — лишь прах на ветру
Just a drop of water in an endless sea
Каплей человек в бескрайнем море вод;
All we do, crumbles to the ground,
Весь наш труд
Though we refuse to see
Не увидим мы, как в землю вновь уйдёт.
Dust in the wind,
Прах на ветру,
All we are is dust in the wind
Все мы — только прах на ветру.
Don’t hang on,
Не грусти —
Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
Вечна только твердь и небеса над ней,
It slips away,
Жизнь пройдёт
All your money won’t another minute buy
И не купить за деньги продолженье ей.
Dust in the wind,
Прах на ветру,
All we are is dust in the wind
Все мы — только прах на ветру.
* поэтический перевод с элементами творческой интерпретации
Dust in the Wind
Пыль на ветру** (перевод Лошаков Андрей из Москвы)
I close my eyes,
Я закрыл глаза
Only for a moment, and the moment’s gone
На секунду лишь – и кончен этот миг.
Pass before my eyes, a curiosity
Пронеслись нечаянно в глазах моих.
Dust in the wind,
Пыль на ветру –
All they are is dust in the wind
Все мы только пыль на ветру…
Just a drop of water in an endless sea
Просто капли в море – это ты и я.
All we do, crumbles to the ground,
Все дела,
Though we refuse to see
Хоть не признаёмся, просто суета.
Dust in the wind,
Пыль на ветру –
All we are is dust in the wind
Все мы только пыль на ветру…
Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
Лишь земля и небо будут жить всегда.
It slips away,
Всё пройдёт,
All your money won’t another minute buy
И не купишь ни мгновенья никогда…
Dust in the wind,
Пыль на ветру –
All we are is dust in the wind
Все мы только пыль на ветру…
** поэтический перевод с элементами творческой интерпретации
Dust in the Wind
Пыль на ветру*** (перевод Ann Levine из Минска)
I close my eyes,
Закрою я глаза свои,
Only for a moment, and the moment’s gone
И упущу момент,
All my dreams,
А все недавние мечты
Pass before my eyes, a curiosity
Стираются навек.
Dust in the wind,
Пыль на ветру…
All they are is dust in the wind
Они лишь пыль на ветру…
Same old song,
Вся эта песня так стара,
Just a drop of water in an endless sea
Лишь капля в бесконечном море,
All we do, crumbles to the ground,
Всё созданное возьмёт земля,
Though we refuse to see
Жаль мы не смиримся с собою.
Dust in the wind,
Пыль на ветру…
All we are is dust in the wind
Все мы пыль на ветру…
Don’t hang on,
Не держись ни за что,
Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
Навсегда – лишь земля и небо.
It slips away,
Ты поймёшь – всё прошло,
All your money won’t another minute buy
Ведь деньгам не замедлить время.
Dust in the wind,
Пыль на ветру…
All we are is dust in the wind
Все мы пыль на ветру…
About
Kansas’s acoustic hit “Dust In The Wind” is a reflective song about the inevitability of mortality and the insignificant role every person plays in the bigger picture.
It was written by guitarist Kenny Livgren, who was inspired by a Native American poem containing the line “For all we are is dust in the wind”. The music came from a picking exercise he was doing that his wife suggested he make a song out of. It was the last addition to the album.
“Dust In The Wind” was a top 10 hit in the US and Canada in the spring of 1977 and remains the biggest hit of their career. Ironically, the band’s most well known song does not reflect their typical hard rock sound as heard in “Carry On Wayward Son”, “Point Of Know Return” and “Fight Fire With Fire”.
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Kenny Livgren told Songfacts:
I originally wrote “Dust in the Wind” as a finger-picking exercise. My wife was listening to me play it one day and she said, “You know, that’s really pretty. You should make a song out of that.” I didn’t think it was a Kansas-type song. She said, “Give it a try anyway.” Several million records later, I guess she was right.
He told Guitar World:
I was reading a book of American Indian poetry at the time, and happened to come across this line: ‘All we are is dust in the wind.’ It really struck me and stuck with me. I was humming that line along with this fingerpicking exercise, and 15 minutes later I had a song. I put it down on a little four-track analog tape recorder and took it to a rehearsal. When I played it for the band, there was stunned silence. Sometimes the things that happen out of a simple inspiration are far more enduring than something you might labor over endlessly.
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October 11, 1977
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I close my eyes
Only for a moment, and the moment’s gone
All my dreams
Pass before my eyes, a curiosity
Dust in the wind
All they are is dust in the wind
Same old song
Just a drop of water in an endless sea
All we do
Crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see
Dust in the wind
All we are is dust in the wind
Now don’t hang on
Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
It slips away
And all your money won’t another minute buy
Dust in the wind
All we are is dust in the wind
(All we are is dust in the wind)
Dust in the wind
(Everything is dust in the wind)
Everything is dust in the wind
(In the wind)