Zimushka

Winter

Zimushka

Winter, oh winterZimushka-Zima
Winter's so coldZima moroziva
Oh, don’t freeze me, winterOkh, ne morozi-ka Zima
Did a good man come by?Da-li dobra molodtsa
Don’t freeze me, winterNe moroz' Zima
Did a good man come by?Da dobra molodtsa
Oh, how with my husband, that wifeOy, kak s muzhom i-to zhona
Didn’t she live in peace?Da-li ne v ladu zhila
Like with her husband, the wifeKak s muzhom zhona
Didn’t she live in peace?Da ne v ladu zhila
Oh, she didn’t live in peaceOkh, ne v ladu ona zhila
Did she drive her man away?Da-li muzha izvela
Didn’t live in peaceNe v ladu zhila
Did she drive her man away?Da muzha izvela
Oh, she drove her man awayOkh, izvela ona muzha
Did she lead him to the green garden?Da-li v zelen sad svela
Drove her man awayIzvela muzha
Did she lead him to the green garden?Da v zelen sad svela
Oh, in the green, yeah in the gardenOkh, v zelenom, da vo sadu
Her man, she hung him upMuzha, da povesila
Hung her man upPovesila muzha
She went home aloneSama domoy poshla
Oh, she came to the yardOy, ko dvoru ona prishla
Did she sit on the bench?Da-li na skam'yu sela
Came to the yardKo dvoru prishla
Did she sit on the bench?Da na skam'yu sela
Oh, she sat on the benchOy, na skam'yu ona sela
Did she cry bitterly?Da-li gor'ko zaplakala
Sat on the benchNa skam'yu sela
Cried bitterlyGor'ko zaplakala
Oh, she cursed her lifeOy, proklinala svoyu zhizn'
Did she live all for her man?Da-li vse za muzhem zhit'
Cursed her lifeProklinala zhizn'
Did she live all for her man?Da vse za muzhem zhit'
Oh, how with my husband, that wifeOy, kak s muzhom i-to zhona
Did she rule the house?Da li v dome gospozha
Like with her husband, the wifeKak s muzhom zhena
Did she rule the house?Da v dome gospozha
Oh, without her man, is she a wife?Okh, bez muzha-li to zhona
Did she feel like a bitter orphan?Da-li gor'ka-sirota
I’ll go to the green gardenPoydu v zelen sad
And I’ll call for my manDa stanu muzha zvat'
Oh, husband, you, my husbandOkh, muzh ty, muzhe ty moy muzh
Are you my little dove?Da-li ty golubchik moy
You’re my husband, my manUzh-ty muzh moy muzh
Yeah, you’re my little doveDa, ty golubchik moy
Oh, you’re my little doveOkh, ty golubchik moy
Are we going home?Da-li my poydem domoy