Г.Виноградов М.Михайлов.Из-за острова/G.Vinogradov M.Mikhailov

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. About Stepan Razin:
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.