Steppe, endless steppe,
Steppe, steppe infinie,
The way lies far before us,
La façon dont se trouve loin devant nous,
And in that dense steppe
Et dans cette steppe dense
A coachman lay dying.
Un cocher mourant.
He summoned up all his strength,
Il rassembla toutes ses forces,
As he felt death approaching,
Comme il sentait la mort approcher,
And he gave an order
Et il a donné l'ordre
To his comrade:
À son camarade:
"My dear friend,
"Mon cher ami,
Do not think of the bad times,
Ne pensez pas que des mauvais moments,
But bury me here
Mais m'enterrer ici
In this dense steppe.
Dans cette steppe dense.
Give to my wife
Donner à ma femme
A word of farewell;
Un mot d'adieu;
And give back to her
Et redonner à sa
This wedding ring.
Cette bague de mariage.
And tell her that I died here,
Et dis-lui que je suis mort ici,
In the freezing steppe,
Dans la steppe de congélation,
And that I have taken her love
Et que j'ai pris son amour
Away with me."
Avec moi. "