Russian Video: Queen of Russian Folk Dies!

Legendary Russian singer, Lyudmila Zykina, has died of a heart attack on July 1. She was 80-years-old.

She was often referred to as ‘Miss Volga’ in America, and none other than ‘the Russian Edith Piaf’ in France. The Russian singer brought her authentic style of music wherever she performed, winning the hearts of Charles Aznavour, Frank Sinatra and Charlie Chaplin, while The Beatles even suggested recording an album with Zykina. (Read more: Russia Today)

Ludmila Zykina was pretty active in her 80, recently she was singing in Eurovision (Russian Video: Ludmila Zykina 80 Birthday). He had great plans to go on a grandiose concert tour that would last for two months and cover more than 20 major Russian cities. But it did not happened. But big beautiful life happened.

THANK YOU LUDMILA GEORGIEVNA ZYKINA!
REST IN PEACE!

Today I’ll show you one of the most beautiful videos and we will listen to one of her best songs.

Течет река Волга (The river Volga flows)

Издалека долго течет река Волга,
Течет река Волга, конца и края нет
Среди хлебов спелых, среди снегов белых
Течет моя Волга ,а мне семнадцать лет.

Сказала мать :”Бывает все, сынок.
Быть может, ты устанешь от дорог,
Когда придешь домой в конце пути,
Свои ладони в Волгу опусти”.

Издалека долго течет река Волга,
Течет река Волга, конца и края нет.
Среди хлебов спелых, среди снегов белых
Течет моя Волга, а мне уж тридцать лет.

Твой первый взгляд, твой первый плеск весла-
Все было ,только речка унесла.
Я не грущу о той весне былой,
Взамен ее твоя любовь со мной.

Издалека долго течет река Волга,
Течет река Волга, конца и края нет.
Среди хлебов спелых, среди снегов белых
Гляжу в тебя, Волга, седьмой десяток лет.

Здесь мой причал и здесь мои друзья –
Все ,без чего на свете жить нельзя.
С далеких плесов в звездной тишине
Другой мальчишка подпевает мне.

Издалека долго течет река Волга,
Течет река Волга, конца и края нет.
Среди хлебов спелых, среди снегов белых
Течет моя Волга, а мне семнадцать лет,
А мне семнадцать лет .

From far away
The river Volga long flows,
The river Volga flows,
And there is no end to it.
Among ripe crops, among white snows my Volga flows,
And I am seventeen.

My Mother has told me, Anything can happen, son.
You could get tired of traveling the roads.
When you come home at the end of the path,
Dip your hands into Volga “.

From far away
The river Volga long flows,
The river Volga flows,
And there is no end to it.
Among ripe crops, among white snows my Volga flows,
And I am thirty already.
That first look and that
First splash of a paddle –
All that has happened, but the river carried it away.
I do not long for that past spring,
I have your love with me instead.

Among ripe crops, among white snows I have been looking at you, Volga,
For seventy years.
This is my harbor, all of my friends are here,
Everything one cant live without.
From distant reaches of the river in star silence
Another boy sings along with me.

From far away
The river Volga long flows,
The river Volga flows,
And there is no end to it.
Among ripe crops, among white snows my Volga flows,
And I am seventeen, and I am seventeen, and I am seventeen.

Russian Video from Russia
Svet and Kyle

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