Yes we have to come back to the hustle of towns
Their highways and noise will absorb us again
We come back from the conquered magnificent mountains
With the hearts that no longer belong to the plain
So stop all your arguments now
I’ve proven it all to myself
Is there anything better than mountains?
Only mountains yet to ascend.
Tell me who wants to be all alone when in trouble
Tell me who will ignore the call of his heart
Is it wrong to abandon those cliffs that we conquered?
Even gods have descended - we know that part
So stop all your arguments now
I’ve proven it all to myself
Is there anything better than mountains?
Only mountains yet to ascend.
All these words, all these hopes, all these songs, all these themes
Are awakened at once when we come to the mountains
Should we stay? But the path takes us down and down
And for some that’s end, others stand to be counted
So stop all your arguments now
I’ve proven it all to myself
Is there anything better than mountains?
Only mountains yet to ascend.
Vladimir Vysotsky
