#007
Soundtrack: Nikolai Gres sings "Birch Tree" (traditional folk song) live at the Albert Hall, London, 1963. Conducted by Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov.
The words of the song are actually about a young agricultural worker sitting under a birch tree and whittling, ha ha, and the tune appears to have medieval origins in the style of the French troubadours. However Boris Alexandrov's arrangement has turned this amusing ditty into a magnificent apologia for the peasantry. And isn't it the whittlers of this world who make time to think and get the ideas for progress? These machines of the Agricultural Revolution were indeed magnificent, and The Ensemble's music says so.
Video: Portable steam engine at Home Farm, Beamish Museum, Durham, powers an oats-processing machine.
Portable engine on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable...
Nikolai Gres on Wikipedia (listed on Alexandrov Ensemble soloists page):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandr...
Alexandrov Ensemble 1963 Albert Hall playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list...
Nic Gres playlist on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/riverhous...
"THE BIRCH TREE" LYRICS IN RUSSIAN
Во поле берёза стояла,
Во поле кудрявая стояла.
Люли люли, стояла,
Люли люли, стояла.
Некому берёзу заломати,
Некому кудряву заломати.
Люли люли, заломати.
Люли люли, заломати.
Я ж пойду погуляю,
Белую берёзу заломаю.
Люли люли, заломаю,
Люли люли, заломаю.
Срежу с берёзы три пруточка,
Сделаю три гудочка.
Люли люли, три гудочка.
Люли люли, три гудочка.
Четвёртую балалайку,
Четвёртую балалайку.
Люли люли, балалайку,
Люли люли, балалайку.
Пойду на новые, на сени,
Стану в балалаечку играти.
Люли люли, играти.
Люли люли, играти.
Стану я старого будити,
Встань ты, мой старый, проснися.
Люли люли, проснися.
Люли люли, проснися.
Борода седая пробудися,
Вот тебе помои умойся.
Люли люли, умойся.
Люли люли, умойся.
Вот тебе рогожа утрися,
Вот тебе лопата помолися.
Люли люли, помолися.
Люли люли, помолися.
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