Korobeiniki
Korobeiniki was originally a Russian folk song. Everyone today
would recognize it as the wicked ass Tetris theme song. Nekrasov Nikolai, a
Russian poet, wrote lyrics to this song in 1861. All I know is the title means
"Merchant". Other than that, I have no idea what it is saying. Maybe
someone could persuade one of our komrades
to translate? Everyone, dance for the mother country!
"Oj, polna, polna korobushka,
Est' i sittsy i parcha.
Pozhalej, moya zaznobushka,
Molodetskogo plecha!
Vydi, vydi v rozh' vysokuyu!
Tam do nochki pogozhu,
A zavizhu chernookuyu -
Vse tovary razlozhu.
TSeny sam platil ne malye,
Ne torgujsya, ne skupis':
Podstavlyaj - ka guby alye,
Blizhe k milomu sadis'!"
Vot i pala noch' tumannaya,
ZHdet udalyj molodets.
CHu, idet! - prishla zhelannaya,
Prodaet tovar kupets.
Katya berezhno torguetsya.
Vse boitsya peredat'.
Paren' s devitsej tseluetsya,
Prosit tsenu nabavlyat'.
Znaet tol'ko noch' glubokaya,
Kak poladili oni.
Raspryamis' ty, rozh' vysokaya,
Tajnu svyato sohrani!