This sad love song is about loneliness with especially touching lyrics that most people can identify with. The best line of the song is:
“Maybe if the ring of your arms was more secure, the rod would have been easier for me.”
That line really makes you feel the heartbreak of the person singing. Bulat Okudzhava, who originally wrote this song, is a master at writing simple yet touching lyrics, and this song is a great example of that. The melody is simple. There isn’t too much going on musically. There is only a vocalist and an acoustic guitar. The song is short. Everything seems basic. But at the same time, there is real magic in the lyrics that is highlighted perfectly with the music.
As a listener, you can really picture how damaging that woman’s cold embrace can be, and how cold those two evening stars may feel. This is a song that truly makes you feel, and inspires a feeling of catharsis.
I recently released a better version of this song with better guitar and vocal performance. Please listen to this improved song about leaving a bad relationship here.
Here are all the translated lyrics of this song:
VERSE 1:
On this backroad – endless milestone posts and posts
Heavy on my heart – your words your words your words
And above this road of mine, shine just like your eyes
Two cold evening stars looking down at me.
VERSE 2:
On my road, the snow storm howls and howls.
But I keep thinking on and on and on
Maybe if there was warmth in your embrace
My road might have been easier to bare
VERSE 3:
Along my road, years turn and turn
I keep traveling and searching on and on
Above my road shine just like your eyes –
Two cold evening stars looking down on me.