Monthly Archives: March 2008

Russian Song about Bears!

Here we’ll watch an episode of a nice Russian old comedy “Кавказская пленница или новые приключения Шурика”(Prisoner of the Caucasus, or Shurik’s New Adventures), 1966 The movie was created by brilliant Soviet movie editor Leonid Gaidai.
I will not retell you the plot of this movie now because we are going to continue publishing episodes from the comedy or even maybe you can watch a whole movie by following us!

The girl Nina (a main character) sings a “student’s folklore song”:

Song about Bears:

Где-то на белом свете, там, где всегда мороз
Трутся спиной медведи о земную ось,
Мимо плывут столетья, спят подо льдом моря,
Трутся об ось медведи – вертится Земля

Somewhere in the world, where there’s always frost
The bears scratch their backs on the North Pole,
The centuries float past, and sleep under the polar ice,
The bears scratch themselves on the axis while the Earth spins

Ля – ля-ля, ля-ля -ля-ля
Вертится быстрей Земля.

La – la-la, la-la, la-la
The world spins ever more quickly.

Крутят они, стараясь, вертят земную ось,
Чтобы влюбленным раньше встретиться пришлось,
Чтобы однажды утром, раньше на год иль два
Кто-то сказал кому-то главные слова.

They twist around, trying to scratch, and they turn the earth’s axis
So that lovers meet earlier than before,
So that one morning, a year or two early
Someone said to somebody the most important words.

Ля – ля-ля, ля-ля -ля-ля
Вертится быстрей Земля.

La – la-la, la-la, la-la
The world Spins ever more quickly.

Вслед за весенним утром раньше придет рассвет,
И для двоих счастливых много-много лет
Будут сверкать зарницы, будут ручьи звенеть,
Будет туман клубиться, белый, как медведь.

After a spring morning the dawn will arrive a little earlier,
And for two lucky persons there will be many – many more years
The summer lightning will sparkle, the brooks will babble,
And the fog will curl, white as a bear.

Ля – ля-ля, ля-ля -ля-ля
Вертится быстрей Земля.

La – la-la, la-la, la-la
The world spins ever more quickly.

The translation was taken from here.
Now you can watch full movie with English subtitles: Russian Video: Kidnapping Caucasian Style (Movie with English Subtitles)

Russian Video from Russia
comments always welcome.

Beautiful Russia!

The song of Russian rock-group Lubeh(Lyubeh) “Birches” with beautiful landscapes of Russia. Just enjoy!

What is song about? We found a translation for You!
Любэ, Березы
Lube, Birtches

Отчего так в России берёзы шумят?
Отчего белоствольные всё понимают?
У дорог прислонившись по ветру стоят
И листву так печально кидают.

Why are the Russian birches so noisy?
Why do those white trunks remember everything?
They stand by the roads, bent in the wind
And so sorrowful they toss off their leaves

Я пойду по дороге, простору я рад,
Может это лишь всё, что я в жизни узнаю.
Отчего так печальные листья летят,
Под рубахою душу ласкают?

I’ll go along the road, happy for the open spaces
Perhaps that’s the only thing I’ll learn in life.
Why do the leaves fly so sadly,
Caressing the soul under my shirt?

А на сердце опять горячо-горячо,
И опять, и опять без ответа.
А листочек с берёзки упал на плечо,
Он как я, оторвался от веток.

But my heart is once again buring-burning,
And again and again there’s no answer.
While a little leaf from the birch fell on my shoulder,
He’s like me – torn away from his branch.

Посидим на дорожку, родная, с тобой,
Ты пойми, я вернусь, не печалься, не стоит.
И старуха махнёт на прощанье рукой,
И за мною калитку закроет.

Let’s sit on the road, my dearest,
You understand that I’ll come back, it’s no use being sad.
And the old woman waves her hand farewell,
And closes the gate behind me.

Отчего так в России берёзы шумят?
Отчего хорошо так гармошка играет?
Пальцы ветром по кнопочкам враз пролетят,
А последняя, эх, западает…

Why are the Russian birches so noisy?
Why does the accordion play so well?
Fingers fly along the keys like the wind,
While the last falls…

А на сердце опять горячо-горячо,
И опять, и опять без ответа.
А листочек с берёзки упал на плечо,
Он как я, оторвался от веток.

But my heart is once again buring-burning,
And again and again there’s no answer.
While a little leaf from the birch fell on my shoulder,
He’s like me – torn away from his branch.

А на сердце опять горячо-горячо,
И опять, и опять без ответа.
А листочек с берёзки упал на плечо,
Он как я, оторвался от веток.

But my heart is once again buring-burning,
And again and again there’s no answer.
While a little leaf from the birch fell on my shoulder,
He’s like me – torn away from his branch.

comments always welcome.

Russian Church and Shipka memorial complex.

Hello, today we’ll watch a video what our good reader and friend Ludmila proposed to us to watch. That is a video of Shipka memorial complex and a very beautiful Russian Church on Shipka. The Church has so beautiful painting inside! Shipka is known like place of multiple battles were fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire for control over the crucial Shipka Pass during the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78.

The Russian Church of Sofia , officially known as the Church of St Nicholas the Miracle-Maker, (Руската църква or църква „Свети Николай“ in Bulgarian), is a Russian Orthodox church in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The church was built on the site of the Saray Mosque, which was destroyed in 1882, after the liberation of Bulgaria by Russia from the Ottoman Empire. It was built as the official church of the Russian Embassy, which was located next door, and of the Russian community in Sofia, and was named, as was the tradition for diplomatic churches, for the patron saint of the Emperor who ruled Russia at the time, Nicholas II of Russia. The church was designed by the Russian architect Mikhail Preobrazhenski in the Russian Revival Style, with decoration inspired by the Muscovite Russian churches of the 17th century. The construction was supervised by the architect A. Smironov, who was building the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia nearby. The exterior decoration of multicolored tiles was done by G. Kislichev, and the interior murals were painted by a team of artists led by Vasily Perminov, who also painted the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. The five domes are coated with the gold. The bells were donated by Emperor Nicholas II (Read more…)
comments always welcome.

Russia: Find a Fallen Star!

Hello! This video is about getting back from the space Russian cosmonauts and an American space-traveler. This video will show us how people on the Earth is getting ready to find and meet them. The name of this operation is “Find a Fallen Star!”. This is very nice video!

Kyle wrote a good article:
From Russian MIR to International Space Station! (ISS)
comments always welcome.