Kalinka (instrumental) Hermes House Band (1993)
“Kalinka” (Russian: Калинка) is a Russian song written in 1860 by the composer and folklorist Ivan Larionov and first performed in Saratov as part of a theatrical entertainment that he had composed.[1] Soon it was added to the repertory of a folk choral group.
| Russian | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| Калинка, калинка, калинка моя! В саду ягода малинка, малинка моя!Ах, под сосною, под зеленою, Спать положите вы меня! Ай-люли, люли, ай-люли, люли, Спать положите вы меня. |
Kalinka, kalinka, kalinka moya! V sadu yagoda malinka, malinka moya!Akh, pod sosnoyu, pod zelenoyu, Spat’ polozhite vy menya! Ay-lyuli, lyuli, ay-lyuli, lyuli, Spat’ polozhite vy menya. |
Little red berry,red berry, red berry of mine! In the garden (there is) a berry – little raspberry, raspberry of mine!Ah, under the pine, the green one, Lay me down to sleep, Oh-swing, sway, Oh-swing, sway, Lay me down to sleep. |