Audiences first heard this now iconic song in 1986 opening Kino's 5th studio album, titled 'Noch' (‘Night’). Tsoi himself said that night is a special time for him, very different and very romantic. Listen to this song and watch the video by American singer Joanna Stingray, who helped a lot in popularizing Tsoi and Soviet rock music in the West.
The song got a new wave of fame în 2000 when a Moldovan rock band ‘Zdob și Zdub’ did a cover of the song using a gypsy-style chorus.
‘Видели ночь’ – ‘We saw the night’
Мы вышли из дома, когда во всех окнах
Погасли огни один за одним
We left the house when the lights in all the windows
Went out one by one
Мы видели, как уезжает последний трамвай
Ездят такси, но нам нечем платить
We saw the last tram leaving
Taxi are coming, but we have nothing to pay with
И нам незачем ехать, мы гуляем одни
На нашем кассетнике кончилась пленка, смотай
And we don't need to go, we're walking alone.
Our tape recorder is out of tape, rewind it.
CHORUS
Видели ночь, гуляли всю ночь до утра!
Видели ночь, гуляли всю ночь до утра!
Видели ночь, гуляли всю ночь до утра!
Видели ночь, гуляли всю ночь до утра!
We saw the night, we walked all night until morning!
We saw the night, we walked all night until morning!
We saw the night, we walked all night until morning!
We saw the night, we walked all night until morning!
Зайди в телефонную будку, скажи
Чтоб закрыли дверь в квартире твоей
Go to the phone booth and tell them
To close the door to your apartment
Сними свою обувь, мы будем ходить босиком
Есть сигареты и спички, и бутылка вина
Take off your shoes, we’ll walk barefoot
We have cigarettes and matches and a bottle of wine
И она поможет нам ждать
Поможет поверить, что все спят и мы здесь вдвоём
And she will help us wait
She will help us believe that everyone is sleeping and we are here together
CHORUS
Видели ночь, гуляли всю ночь до утра!
Видели ночь, гуляли всю ночь до утра!
Видели ночь, гуляли всю ночь до утра!
Видели ночь, гуляли всю ночь до утра!
We saw the night, we walked all night until morning!
We saw the night, we walked all night until morning!
We saw the night, we walked all night until morning!
We saw the night, we walked all night until morning!
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