Language of Deaf - Victor Tsoi - We Want Changes
It is said that more than 65 adolescents all over the Soviet Union committed suicide after Tsoi’s death in 1990, because they believed their life lost its meaning without their cultural hero. I can easily understand that because I myself was an admirer of this great man. I went to his concert in Kiev in May 1990, and he crashed in his car in a few months in August of that year.
Picture: Kino music band. Victor Tsoi is second from the left.
Recently I found a video on Youtube with Alexey Znamenskiy in the movie “The Dust”. On captioning data Victor Tsoi sings his famous peresroyka time song We Want Changes, and Znamenskiy translates in the language of deaf. Even though Tsoi is not on the screen, the video is outstanding! It is very emotional and conveys Tsoi’s mood. I was really thrilled to watch this. Are you? Watch it!
The translation was taken from here. It follows:
Instead of fire - there’s only smoke.
Instead of warmth - cold.
Another day is crossed out on the calendar grid.
The red shining sun has completely burned out,
And this day goes out with it,
And over a glowing city, the shadow will fall
We want changes!
It’s the demand of our hearts.
We want changes!
It’s the demand of our eyes.
In our laughter, in our tears, and the pulse in our veins.
We want changes!
And changes will begin…
Bright electric light continues our day,
And the box of matches is empty,
But in the kitchen, like a blue flower, gas burns.
Cigarettes in our hands, tea on the table,
So this scheme is easy,
And there’s nothing more left, it’s all up to us.
We want changes!
It’s the demand of our hearts.
We want changes!
It’s the demand of our eyes.
In our laughter, in our tears, and the pulse in our veins.
We want changes!
And changes will begin…
We cannot brag about the wisdom in our eyes,
And our gestures are not very skilled,
But even without all of that - understanding remains.
Cigarettes in our hands, tea on the table,
That’s how the circle is filled,
And suddenly we’ve become scared to change something.
And this is a live concert video of Victor Tsoi himself. Soviet legend, idol for millions of boys and girls of the USSR of perestroyka period, Victor sang “To die young”, and that is what happened. Bright life full of events, full of fame and success, and unexpected death in car accident.
Here is a video of investigation of his death:
My RESPECT to this man, and eternal memory!