Владимир Высоцкий Песнь о вещей Кассандре

Włodzimierz Wysocki Pieśń o Kasandrze (1967) Vladimir Vysotsky About clairvoyant Cassandra Besieged by Greeks, Troy many months did not surrender, And it remained for long an undefeated But had the Trojans only listened to Cassandra Troy would never have collapsed and fallen down Nonstop the maid was yelling, mad and raucous: I plainly see that Troy in dust and ruins lies But people always burn, like locusts, those who forecast And bear witness which disturbs complacent li