Russian Folk Song Down the River, Mother Volga

вниз по матушке по волге Ансамбль «ковчег» углич Down the River, Mother Volga Sung by Ensemble “Ark“, Uglich “Down the Volga, Mother Volga, over the wide sheet of water, there rises a thunderstorm, a huge thunderstorm. Nothing is to be seen in the Waves, there is only a small black ship. with glistening white sails. The oarsman have dark caps, and their belts are shiny red. Their leader is dressed up, too, in a long cloak made of black velvet. Now their leader begins to speak: “Let us sing our song, boys, let it sound down the Volga, Mother Volga, over the wide sheet of water!“