Russian translations and lyrics - Pink Floyd. History and meaning

Hello?
Is there anyone in there?
Just no if you can hear me.
Is there anyone at home?
Come on now
I hear you're feeling down.
Well I can ease your pain
Get you on your feet again.
Relax.
I'll need some information first.
Just the basic facts.
Can you show me where it hurts?

A distant ship smoke on the horizon.

When I was a child I had a fever
My hands felt just like two balloons.
Now I've got that feeling once again
I can't explain you would not understand
This is not how I am.

O.K.
Just a little pinprick.
There'll be no more aaaaaaaaah!
But you may feel a little sick.
Can you stand up?
I do believe it's working, good.
That'll keep you going through the show
Come on it's time to go.

There is no pain you are receding
A distant ship, smoke on the horizon.
You are only coming through in waves.
Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying.
When I was a child
I caught a fleeting glimpse
Out of the corner of my eye.
I turned to look but it was gone
I cannot put my finger on it now
the child is grown,
The dream is gone.
I have become comfortably numb.

Hello?
Is there anyone in there?
Just no if you can hear me
Is there anyone at home?
Come on, now
I hear you "re feeling down
Well I can ease your pain
And get you on your feet again
Relax
I need some information first
Just the basic facts
Can you show me where it hurts?

When I was a child I had a fever
My hands felt just like two balloons
Now I've got that feeling once again
I can't explain, you wouldn't understand
This is not how I am

I have become comfortably numb

OK
Just a little pin prick *ding*
There"ll be no more "AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
But you may feel a little sick
Can you stand up?
I do believe it "s working, good
That'll keep you going through the show
Come on, it's time to go

There is no pain, you are receding
A distant ship, smoke on the horizon
You are only coming through in waves
Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying
When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse
Out of the corner of my eye
I turned to look but it was gone
I cannot put my finger on it now
The child is grown
The dream is gone
I have become comfortably numb

translations into Russian songs
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

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Hello?
Is there anyone?
Just nod if you can hear me
Is there anyone at home?
Come on now
I heard you feel down
Well I can ease your pain
And you get back on your feet
Relax
I need information first
Basic facts...
Can you show me where it hurts?
There is no pain, you recede



When I was a child I had a fever
My hands felt like two balloons
Now I have that feeling again.
I can't explain, you won't understand
It's not like me
I got cozy numbing I got cozy nailed
OK
Just a little pinprick *ding*
No more "AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
But you may feel a little sick
You can stand up?
I believe it works well
What will keep you going through the show
Come on, it's time to go
There is no pain, you recede
Distant ship, smoke on the horizon
You feel reality in waves
Your lips are moving but I can't hear what you're saying
When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse
From the corner of my eye
I turned to look but he was gone
I can't put my finger on it now
The child has grown
The dream is gone
I became comfortably numb

Most of the tracks on Pink Floyd's concept album "The Wall" were written by Roger Waters. Gilmour co-wrote only three compositions. One of them was the great song “Comfortably Numb” for which he composed the chorus melody. Many years later, David called her "the last ember" of their creative union. Recall how the famous work was born.

History and meaning

The lyrics are based on personal experience Waters from different years. Roger seems to have come up with the idea for the composition through childhood memories. Author's word:

I remember I had the flu or something, an infection with a temperature of about forty and feverish delirium. The hands didn't seem balloons, but they seemed very large, intimidating. Many people think that these lines are about masturbation. Only God knows why.

Another case is reflected in the line "That'll keep you going through the show" from the lyrics of the song "Comfortably Numb". A reporter from Mojo magazine asked Waters about the meaning of the phrase. In response, Roger related the following story:

She came from a show that took place at the Spectrum, Phildelphia. I had terrible stomach cramps, and I thought that I could not compete further. The doctor backstage gave me an injection of something that I swear to God would kill a damn elephant. Throughout the show, I could hardly raise my arm above the knee. He said it was a muscle relaxant. But he practically robbed me of sensitivity. It was so bad that at the end the audience demanded more, but I couldn't.

Here are some more of Roger's memories of that concert:

It was the longest two hours of my life. You're trying to put on a show even though you can barely raise your hand.

Some researchers of the group's creativity believe that the idea for the song arose after the famous incident with, who went over with drugs and could not participate in the concert.

There is a widespread belief among Pink Floyd fans that the lyrics to "Comfortably Numb" are about drugs.

Recording

When recording the composition in the studio between Gilmour and Waters, serious disagreements arose. David remembers:

There were two records that we fought over. I wrote it when I was doing my first solo album. We seem to have changed the key of the song's intro from mi to si. The chorus stayed exactly the same. Then we had to add a little, because Roger wanted to use the line “I have become comfortably numb”. Other than that, it was very, very easy to write. The controversy around her was about how to mix it and what track to use.

We did one track with Nick Mason on drums and I thought it was too rough and sloppy. We tried again, and I liked the second option better. Roger disagreed. The main reason for this was selfishness. We literally bumped heads over something so small. I might not notice the difference at all if you played me both records today. But then we ended up extracting an excerpt from one version in order to paste it into another version.

Guitar World 1993

Producer Bob Ezrin also mentioned the controversy that arose in the studio while working on the composition:

I struggled to get the orchestra on that record... It turned out to be a big problem on "Comfortably Numb" which Dave saw as a simpler track. Roger took my side. So the song was a real collaboration: David's music, Roger's lyrics and my orchestral arrangement.

Gilmour also told how he composed the famous guitar solo:

I just went into the studio and quickly did five or six solos. Then I just went through the usual plan, which was to listen to all the solos and mark the barlines, pointing out which passages were good. In other words, I sketched out the chart, putting ticks and crosses on different lines while I did the math: two ticks if it was really good, one tick if it was good, and a cross if it wasn't good. Then I just went through the pattern, turning up one fader, then another, going from phrase to phrase and trying to create a really good solo from start to finish.

That's how we worked on "Comfortably Numb". It wasn't that hard. But sometimes it turned out that you jumped from note to note in an impossible way. Then you had to go to another place and find a modulation that sounded more natural.

Release and covers

The song completes the third part of the album “ ” (1979). It is woven into the overall storyline and tells of the weakness that gripped Pink Floyd before the concert. People from his environment are interested in how he feels, and then the doctor comes and gives an injection.

Let's watch an excerpt from the movie "The Wall", in which the song sounds.

In June 1980, "Comfortably Numb" was released as a single with "Hey You" on the back.

Incredibly cool Roger Waters sang the song with and The Band.

The composition was performed by other musicians. The Scissors Sisters' version reached the top ten of the UK charts in 2004.

• "Comfortably Numb" is on several top track lists, including 500 greatest songs of all times ( Rolling stone) and the 100 Best Songs of the 1970s (NME).
• The guitar solos used in the composition were recognized as the best by Guitar World, Guitarist, WatchMojo.com and Planet Rock.

Song quote

…one of the saddest songs about drugs of all time...