Vladimir Vysotsky - Song About a Friend (Eng Sub + movie)

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If your friendship feels a bit low
And he seems neither friend nor foe
If you can not decide for sure
If your friendship is fake or pure
Try ascending the steepest slope
Tied to opposite ends of the rope
Finding toeholds
His true colors will show


If the mountain gives him the chills
And he looks like your stomach feels
After slipping on ice, he sighs
One wrong step, and he cries
Next to you just a stranger stands
Don't rely on his tremble
No use cursing, just let him loose
Climbing mountains is not for a wuss


If he didn't complain or whine
Clenched his teeth the entire climb
When you suddenly slipped and fell
His hands fought with the rope but held
If he stayed by your side as in war
At the summit he swayed with awe
Put your life in his trusted hands
He and you are true friends