Текст песни Владимир Высоцкий - Сколько я не старался.

However much I tried,
    However much I tried -
    All the same, to fight,
    Somebody was.
    
   And though my path and long and long,
   And though I deserve the praise -
   About me I do not write the obituary
   On the last page in the corner.
    But I do not regret it!
    
    However much I tried,
    However much I tried -
    Somebody was -
    And I got drunk with him.
    
   And though all the light believed -
   For example, in our Soviet people -
   But I will not put the monument in the park
   Somewhere at Peter's gate.
    But I do not regret it!
    
    However much I tried,
    However much I tried -
    Anyway, I ruin oneself by drink,
    Anyway, I was rolling.
    
   I compose songs about AMD
   And the life of pickpockets -
   My name is not found in advertisements
   The popular pop singers.
    But I do not regret it!
    
    However much I tried,
    However much I tried -
    I always get -
    And all the while sitting down.
    
   They say that everything will be in place.
   Stop drinking? .. It can be seen, I do not destiny -
   Anyway, I did not minted
   The coins instead of the emblem.
    But I do not regret it!
    
    So why should I try?
    So why should I seek?
    To all to understand -
    We need much to get drunk!