When a Cosmonaut Cries

When a cosmonaut cries

His tears don’t fall

They well up in his eyes

And form a little ball

They float around his head

And they splash against the wall

Oh, when a cosmonaut cries

Oh, when a cosmonaut cries

Когда плачет космонавт, он плачет всерьёз,

В глазах образуются шарики слёз,

Летают, плывут, превращаются в мяч,

Ой, Гагарин, не плачь.

And robots don’t cry

And comets don’t cry

And rockets don’t cry

And nor do octopi

And babies don’t cry

Except when they cry

But oh, how cosmonauts cry

Oh, how cosmonauts cry

Ven a kosmonoyt veynt

Es faln nisht di trern

Zey gisn zikh aroys

A myatshikl tsu vern

Zey shvebn zikh arum

Dem kop vi di shtern

Oy, ven a kosmonoyt veynt

Oy, ven a kosmonoyt veynt