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Slavic music mini-series #8: Musings before WFC

This is from a terrific Russian folk group Ivan Kupala, using traditional folk songs and traditional folk instruments and dress.



Text:

Great Day (=Easter Holiday) is coming,
and I have nothing to wear,
only an undyed overshirt
and it's heavy
and I have nothing to wear,
only an undershirt
and that only reaches my belly button!

Enough with the misfortune already,
Let's go walking up and down the street,
Let's go walking up and down the street,
there'll be fiddles and bagpipes.

Great Day is coming,
and I have nothing to wear,
birch-bark shoes
is all I have for a [holiday] dress!

Enough with the misfortune already,
Let's go walking up and down the street,
Let's go walking up and down the street,
there'll be fiddles and bagpipes,
there'll be young jesters,
there'll be Darya and Marya.
Well, this is because I totally have nothing to wear for WFC. A combination of not caring about dress, wearing a plus size, and not having money to shop for stuff. On the plus side, I have good shoes, which is much better than not having good shoes.

What will the weather be like in WFC?
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Published on October 21, 2011 15:12
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