MGNOVENIYA/ MOMENTS performed live by @shemzee

Dear friends,
I've just released my cover of the hauntingly beautiful Russian classic "Mgnoveniya" (“Moments”), originally featured in the legendary Soviet miniseries Seventeen Moments of Spring.
This song—crafted by lyricist Robert Rozhdestvensky and composer Mikael Tariverdiev—carries deep philosophical weight, starting with the unforgettable line "Не думай о секундах свысока..." (“Don’t look down on seconds…”).
It’s a meditation on the significance of fleeting moments—how each second presses into years and centuries—offering us the chance for both shame and immortality.
I recorded my version live in the park, with just my acoustic guitar — no effects, no studio — letting the open air and passing sounds become part of the performance.
Recording this way felt like tapping into a collective memory: it was originally intended for Seventeen Moments of Spring, but only a few pieces were chosen, and the song gained its immortal status thanks to the soul of the performer, Iosif Kobzon.
Through this raw, unplugged reinterpretation, I tried to honor its original depth while blending it with my own emotional resonance.
If you’ve ever felt time slipping or those tiny seconds birthing something vast — this version is for you.
ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE LYRICS:

Moments

Don't look down on time in terms of seconds
Time will come, perhaps, you'll realize
They whistle by like bullets next to temple
Moments, moments, moments...

Moments pressed into the years
Moments pressed into the centuries
Sometimes, I fail to understand
Where is the first moment, where is the last one

Every moment has its reason,
Its own toll, its own mark
To some, moments deal disgrace,
To some infamy, to others immortality

From tiny moments woven is the rain
Flows from the heavens ordinary water
And at times it seems you wait for half of life
When it should come your own moment

It will come as as large as a sip,
A sip of water midst the heat of summer
And basically one must his duty meet
From the first moment to the last one

Don't look down on the seconds [of time]
Time will come, perhaps, you'll realize
They whistle by like bullets next to temple
Moments, moments, moments...

ORIGINAL RUSSIAN LYRICS:

Не думай о секундах свысока
Hаступит время - сам поймешь, наверное
Свистят они, как пули у виска
Мгновения, мгновения, мгновения
Мгновения спрессованы в года
Мгновения спрессованы в столетия
И я не понимаю иногда
Где первое мгновенье, где последнее?
У каждого мгновенья свой резон
Свои колокола, своя отметина
Мгновенья раздают - кому позор
Кому бесславье, а кому бессмертие!
Из крохотных мгновений соткан дождь
Течёт с небес вода обыкновенная
И ты, порой, почти полжизни ждёшь
Когда оно придет, твоё мгновение
Придет оно большое, как глоток
Глоток воды во время зноя летнего
А в общем, надо просто помнить долг
От первого мгновенья до последнего
Hе думай о секундах свысока
Hаступит время - сам поймешь, наверное
Свистят они, как пули у виска
Мгновения, мгновения, мгновения
Мгновения

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