Kalinka

"Kalinka" («Калинка») is a Russian folk song written in 1860 by Ivan Larionov. It was first performed in Saratov as part of a theatrical entertainment that he had composed. Soon it was added to the repertory of a folk choral group. The title of the song refers to the snowball tree.

Lyrics

Russian original

Cyrillic script	Latin script
Калинка, калинка, калинка моя! В саду ягода малинка, малинка моя! Ах, под сосною, под зеленою, Спать положите вы меня! Ай-люли, люли, ай-люли, люли, Спать положите вы меня.	Kalinka, kalinka, kalinka moja! V sadu jagoda malinka, malinka moja! Ah, pod sosnoju, pod zelenoju, Spatj položite vy menja! Aj-ljuli, ljuli, aj-ljuli, ljuli, Spatj položite vy menja.