Kumushki (the final song from 'Nostalgia' )

the final song from Andrei Tarkovsky's 'Nostalgia' by Russian folk singer Olga Sergeeva


Oh,kumushki,be friends with each other
Be friends with each other and love each other
And love me too

Go to the green garden
And take me with you
You'll gather flowers
Gather some for me too
You'll wreathe chaplets
Oh,wreathe one for me too




Go to the Danube river
And take me with you
You'll sail your chaplets by water
And sail mine too
Your chaplets were sailing adrift
But mine has sunk...swam like a stone..swam like a stone

Your sweethearts have returned from war
But mine hasn't
He doesn't come back, he doesn't write any letters
He's forgot about me...about me...

* 'Kumushki' means lady friends,who have exchanged their baptismal crosses for a week, in accordance with the old Russian custom,done soon after Easter Sunday

Olga Sergeeva (1922-2002) was an outstanding Russian folk singer. She was born in peasant family. Being little girl, she listened to women singing at field work. Also. she often visited her neighbor and adopted all of her songs.

Tarkovskiy has cited wedding plaint and violin play imitation by tongue, performed by Olga Sergeeva, as well as the song ''Kumushki' in ''Nostalgia' movie. Pskov TV has made 2 documental films about Olga. Nowadays there is regular folk festival, organised in her birth place, Usviati district center (near Pskov) on her death-day.

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[szorial1]

Vocals from the soul, had me in tears.) - - -

[elosssah]

@szorial1 many old Russian songs are full of light sadness and often draw tears from you)

[shum65]

What a beautifully moving song, and such lovely images too.....!! :)

[elosssah]

@shum65 I'm really glad that this theme appeals to you ))

[uyulala4]

Where did you get this song? I would like to find more about this singer....thank you for sharing!

[elosssah]

@uyulala4, hi! check out the info to this slide show , I've added some facts of Olga's life and work. Also i recommend you to find here her song 'У зеленом у саду".. and listen to Pelageya's version of it (Пелагея "Пташечка"), it's great done ))

[elosssah]

@alchemistsunite, that's 'Above the Eternal Peace' by Isaak Levitan , Russian landscape-painter of the 19th century. he painted in so called 'mood landscape' genre

one of my favourite artists)

[PascalVillarubias]

Totalement envoutant! Au début du film, il y a ce chant vrillé, contorsionné, troublant, surnaturel et puis un prélude de Verdi en superposition... Le tout sur les images magiques de Tarkovski... C'est un absolu de beauté onirique!!!

[Itzki1972]

Tres bien!!

[piazzola08]

thanks

[Quatarsys]

Наконец-то из озона пришёл CD с музыкой Ольги Сергеевой (музыка русского поозерья), три месяца ждал когда придёт, и ещё пол года до этого, когда вообще в продаже появится...

[TheBolkan]

Грустно как во сне.

[MacarenaWallenstein]

I have to watch that movie, now I had hear this, it's amazing!!! O_O

[shum65]

@elosssah Many thanks my friend, its so haunting and beautiful....

Have a lovely week elosssah...!!! :))