Бродяга. Zhanna Bichevskaya (Жанна Бичевская)

Бродяга is also interpreted by the Moscow Male Choir Voice(directed by A.Gridenko)in its CD "Song of Old Russia" under the title "On the wild steppes beyond the Baikal". The lyrics below is a version by John Sidgwick as appears in the CD booklet. Here we can listen to this moving traditional Russian song and be delighted with Zhanna Bichevskaya´s voice.

Бродяга
"On the wild steppes beyond the Baikal,
where people search for gold,
A poor man bearing a bag on his back
waders, bemoaning his fate.
For telling the truth, he found himself in prison.
One dark night he escaped.
He has not enough strength to go any further.
In front of him there lies the Lake Baikal.
He comes up to it
and climbs on to a fisherman´s boat.
There he sings a song,
a sad song about his own country.
He crosses the lake,
his mother comes to meet him.
'O my dear mother let me embrace you,
are my father and my brother well?'
'Your father has been dead for a long time;
he is at rest in the damp earth.
And your brother is serving his prison sentence,
wearing chains, somewhere in Siberia.'

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Бродяга
• Zhanna
• Bichevskaya
• Жанна
• Бичевская
• Russian
• folk
• songs

[syringa2017]

Exquisite pleasure... Thanks for posting this gem.

[1952410]

@syringa2017 . Thanks. Enjoy it.

[Pavasaris2009]

Я выросла с этой песней- возвращаясь домой напившись мой отец пел ее поднимаясь по лестнице на третий этаж,...Царствие ему небесное! Love Bychevskaja...

[1952410]

@Pavasaris2009 Спасибо! . Enjoy it. Best regards.

[Yaakov1942]

Hello,

I like very much the performance! Good for you!

Can you help me allocate sheet-music (music notes) of this song?

Thank you!

[1952410]

@Yaakov1942 Thanks for your comments. Unfortunately, I am not musician. Anyway, I will look for the sheet. In case I find it you will be advised.

[nemulek07]

Chwyta za serce!!! Czy politycy, oszołomy muszą waśnić nasze narody? Jesteśmy Słowianami, nasze dusze śpiewają podobnie! Kocham Rosjan- moich braci!

[jagoda491]

Przepiękna pieśń, cóż więcej dodać?

[sfinks52]

Słowiańska dusza.Wspaniała.

[andrzej95405]

Cudowne wykonanie ballady.

[MrPiter63]

@MyAndy1957 wlk. dzieki............... :-)

[MyAndy1957]

Czapki z glow panowie nic dodac nic ujac to jest cudownie piekne.

[MrPiter63]

pod koniec lat 80 spiewalismy to z bratem na pewnym festiwalu :-) z wiekszym powerem co prawda, strasznie chwytalo za serducho i nas i publicznosc, cudowne lata...........

[paolajar]

Cudna piosenka.

Kocham język rosyjski.

[Sylwesterization]

Skomentuj ten film...  Cudownie, zawsze byliśmy braćmi i sądzę będziemy aby nasi i rosyjscy politycy nie mieszali.

[Sylwesterization]

@Pavasaris2009 

[lubov20111]

Классная песня и исполнение прекрасное! Эту песню я знаю с детства, застольная- в праздники вся семья пела!!!