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Thu 2 Oct, 2003 11:54 am
Hey everyone:
I am just writing to ask: does anyone know the lyrics to the traditional Russian song Вниж По Волге (Vniz po Volge)?
And yes, I'm aware it's a long shot!
not sure if this is the right one....
Kak po Volge-Matushke, po reke-kormilice,
Vse suda s tovarami, strugi da lad'i.
I ne nadorvalasya, i ne pritomilasya -
Nosha ne tyazhelaya, korabli svoi.
Vniz po Volge plavaya, prohozhu porogi ya
I glyazhu na pravye berega pologie.
Tam kamysh shevelitsya, poperek lomaetsya,
Sprava bereg steletsya, sleva - podnimaetsya.
Volga pesni slyshala hleshe, chem "Dubinushka",
V nei voda ishlestana pulyami vragov.
I plyla po matushke nasha krov'-krovinushka,
Styla buroi penoyu vozle beregov.
Dolgo v vody presnye lilis' slezy strogie.
Berega otvesnye, berega pologie,
Plakali, izmyzgany ostrymi podkovami,
No teper' zalizany zlye rany volnami.
Chto-to s vami sdelalos', goroda starinnye -
Tam, gde steny drevnie, na holmah kremli,
Slovno probudilisya molodcy bylinnye
I, chislom nesmetnye, vstali iz zemli.
Lapami grabastaya, korabli starayutsya,
Tyanut barzhi s Kaspiya, tyanut-nadryvayutsya,
Tyanut, ne oglyanutsya, i na versty mnogie
Za krutymi tyanutsya berega pologie.