Георгий Виноградов (1908 - 1980) и Максим Михайлов (1893-1971). Из-за острова на стрежень. Музыка народная, слова С. Садовниковa. .
Georgi Vinogradov (1908 - 1980) and Maxim Mikhailov (1893-1971). Iz-za Ostrova na Strezhen ( From Beyond the Wooded Island). Music: traditional. Lyrics: S. Sadovnikov.
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Here is a full English language version:
From beyond the wooded island
To the river wide and free
Proudly sailed the arrow-breasted
Ships of Cossack yeomanry.
On the first is Stenka Razin
With his princess by his side
Drunken holds in marriage revels
With his beauteous young bride
From behind there comes a murmur
"He has left his sword to woo;
One short night and Stenka Razin
Has become a woman, too."
Stenka Razin hears the murmur
Of his discontented band
And his lovely Persian princess
He has circled with his hand.
His dark brows are drawn together
As the waves of anger rise;
And the blood comes rushing swiftly
To his piercing jet black eyes.
"I will give you all you ask for
Head and heart and life and hand."
And his voice rolls out like thunder
Out across the distant land.
Volga, Volga, Mother Volga
Wide and deep beneath the sun,
You have never seen such a present
From the Cossacks of the Don.
So that peace may reign forever
In this band so free and brave
Volga, Volga, Mother Volga
Make this lovely girl a grave.
Now, with one swift mighty motion
He has raised his bride on high
And has cast her where the waters
Of the Volga roll and sigh.
Dance, you fools, and let's be merry
What is this that's in your eyes?
Let us thunder out a chanty
To the place where beauty lies."
From beyond the wooded island
To the river wide and free
Proudly sailed the arrow-breasted
Ships of Cossack yeomanry.
The photos of the Volga river and the paintings by W.Clark, G. Medvedev, B.Kustodiev and V.Surikov are used in the slideshow.
