My beloved Russki romances

Russian ballad from the film Ruthless Romance called А напоследок я скажу (And Finally I Say). Recorded live.

Russian Romance

Ilya Efimov Balalaika sample library demo track
"Я ВСТРЕТИЛ ВАС". Old Russian romance

"I met you" by Alexander Rusanov & Ilya Efimov (Old Russian romance)

Anton Belov, Baritone
Oleg Timofeyev, 7-String Guitar

I was bidding you farewell by the train car,
During these final moments, I was full of sadness,
And while we were both consumed by our memories,
You threw me a branch of lilacs.
 
The harsh knell of the bell woke us up from our dreams,
The streams of doubts swept over us.
And as the train left the station, 
In tears, I was kissing the branch of lilacs. 
 
The train disappeared in the grey mist, faraway,
The evening shadows were floating by,
I walked home aimlessly, by a dusty road,
Holding the sole branch of lilacs.
 
I returned home… This evening carried away
All the hopes, all the joys and desires…
This night, the lilac branch bloomed again,
From caresses and tears...

"A Lilac Branch" a Russian Romance by Voloshin

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