Татьяна Куртукова ...
The lyrics reflect a profound connection to the land and nature, with vivid imagery of flowers and birch trees symbolizing beauty and purity. The refrain highlights the duality of the homeland's significance, presenting it as 'Holy Rus' for the speaker while being perceived differently by others. This creates a personal yet universal resonance with the theme of belonging.
Throughout the song, the emotional arc transitions from serene observations of nature to contemplative reflections on love and the passage of time. The use of metaphors, such as the cuckoo's call and the daisy's fortune-telling, adds layers of meaning, suggesting a longing for love and the fleeting nature of youth. The repetition of the chorus reinforces the central theme of reverence for one's roots and the bittersweet nature of nostalgia.
| Word | In Russian | In English | Pron. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polevykh | полевых | of the fields | Polevykh |
| tsvetov | цветов | of flowers | tsvetov |
| venocek | веночек | small wreath | venocek |
| v | в | in | v |
| utrenney | утренней | morning | utrenney |
| rose | росе | dew | rose |
| tsvetok | цветок | flower | tsvetok |
| Solov'ya | Соловья | of the nightingale | Solov'ya |
| zapyev | запев | beginning of song | zapyev |
| svistochek | свисточек | whistle | svistochek |
| sok | сок | juice | sok |
| beryozovyy | березовый | birch | beryozovyy |
| glotok | глоток | sip | glotok |
| Tishiny | Тишины | of silence | Tishiny |
| poslushat | послушать | to listen | poslushat |
| volyu | волю | freedom | volyu |
| po | по | along | po |
| tropinke | тропинке | path | tropinke |
| les | лес | forest | les |
| gustoy | густой | dense | gustoy |
| Poboltat | Поболтать | to chat | Poboltat |
| beryozkoy | берёзкой | with birch | beryozkoy |
| vdovol | вдоволь | to satisfaction | vdovol |
| pro | про | about | pro |
| nevo | неё | her | nevo |
| i | и | and | i |
| lyubov | любовь | love | lyubov |
| Matushka | Матушка | Mother | Matushka |
| zemlya | земля | earth | zemlya |
| belaya | белая | white | belaya |
| beryozonka | берёзонка | little birch | beryozonka |
| Dlya | Для | For | Dlya |
| menya | меня | me | menya |
| Svyataya | Святая | Holy | Svyataya |
| Rus | Русь | Rus' | Rus |
| drugikh | других | others | drugikh |
| zanozon'ka | занозонка | little splinter | zanozon'ka |
| oy | ой | oh | oy |
| Skol'ko | Сколько | How many | Skol'ko |
| mne | мне | to me | mne |
| yeshchyo | еще | still, yet | yeshchyo |
| godochkov | годочков | years | godochkov |
| u | у | at, by | u |
| kukushki | кукушки | cuckoos | kukushki |
| posproshat | поспрашивать | to ask around | posproshat |
| svoyu | свою | my own | svoyu |
| devich'yu | девичью | maiden's | devich'yu |
| na | на | on | na |
| romashke | ромашке | daisy | romashke |
| pogadat | погадать | to guess | pogadat |
| Klyuchevoy | Ключевой | key | Klyuchevoy |
| vody | воды | waters | vody |
| studyonoy | студёной | cold | studyonoy |
| sotakh | сотах | hundreds | sotakh |
| svezhevo | свежего | fresh | svezhevo |
| medku | медку | honey | medku |
| chistom | чистом | clean | chistom |
| pole | поле | field | pole |
| tyomnoy | тёмной | dark | tyomnoy |
| noch'yu | ночью | at night | noch'yu |
| nebe | небе | sky | nebe |
| zvyozdnom | звёздном | starry | zvyozdnom |
| utonu | утону | I will drown | utonu |
| zеmlya | земля | earth | zеmlya |
| bеryozonka | берёзонка | little birch | bеryozonka |
A Russian artist known for folk-inspired songs that reflect on nature and homeland. The music often evokes nostalgia and cultural pride.
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