A wounded bird let nobody come near it,
A wounded bird remained a proud one.
I still have this old dream:
A wounded bird shudders on the bloody grass.
Birds, fish and animals
Look into people's hearts.
Feel sorry for them, people!
Don't kill them in vain!
Because the sky without birds is not the sky,
The sea without fish is not the sea!
And the earth without animals is not the earth,
Not the earth… not the earth!
People, you are giants, you are titans,
You have rifles, nets and traps,
You have the courage, you have the strength
But you must have the heart… the human heart.
Birds, fish and animals
Look into people's hearts.
Feel sorry for them, people!
Don't kill them in vain!
Because the sky without birds is not the sky,
The sea without fish is not the sea!
And the earth without animals is not the earth,
Not the earth… not the earth!
People of the world, countries and nations,
Now we are forever in nature's debt!
We must pay this debt somehow…
Let a wounded bird spread its wings!
Birds, fish and animals
Look into people's hearts.
Feel sorry for them, people!
Don't kill them in vain!
Because the sky without birds is not the sky,
The sea without fish is not the sea!
And the earth without animals is not the earth,
Not the earth… not the earth!
translated by Natalia Chernega