The legendary Boris Grebenschikov (Борис Гребенщиков aka БГ) and his band Aquarium have created a completely new and unique musical and social aesthetics. Influenced by a great variety of musical styles and cultures, the specific sound of the band remains easily recognizable in soft ballads, reggae dance compositions, and in hard-driving rock-and-roll, even though the band's members at times changed completely from album to album.
Sitting on a beautiful hill is an iconic song by Boris Grebenschikov's band Aquarium. It appeared in the album The Day of Silver ('День серебра'), which was influenced by the music of the classical Russian composer M. Glinka as well as by the band members' interest in mystical theories and practice.
Си́дя на краси́вом холме́,
я ча́сто ви́жу сны и вот что ка́жется мне -
Что де́ло не в деньга́х, и не в коли́честве же́нщин
И не в ста́ром фолькло́ре, и не в Но́вой Волне́.
Но мы идём вслепу́ю в стра́нных места́х,
И всё, что есть у нас - э́то ра́дость и стра́х,
Страх, что мы ху́же, чем мо́жем,
И ра́дость того́, что всё в надёжных рука́х;
И в ка́ждом сне
Я ника́к не могу́ отказа́ться,
И куда́-то бегу́, но когда́ я просну́сь,
Я наде́юсь, ты бу́дешь со мной...
Sitting on a beautiful hill,
I often see dreams and this is what it seems to me -
That money is not the point nor the number of women
And not the old folklore, and not the New Wave.
But we are walking blind in strange places,
And all we have is joy and fear,
Fear that we are worse than we can be,
And joy because everything is in safe hands;
And in every dream
I just cannot refuse,
And run somewhere, but when I wake up,
I hope you will be with me…