"A Guy from Baikal" («Паренек с Байкала») is a Soviet Russian patriotic song about Lake Baikal, the world's deepest lake. The lyrics were written by Alexander Zharov, and the music was composed by Konstantin Listov. The song was first performed by Ivan Shmelyov.[1][2] It was first recorded in Moscow in 1949, and the song is typically performed on an accordion.[3]
Lyrics[]
Russian original[]
| Cyrillic script | Latin script |
|---|---|
На навую службу, на Дальний Восток, |
Na navuju službu, na Daljnij Vostok, |
Buryat translation[]
English translation[]
To the new service, to the Far East,
I went to serve a fighting guy.
Trophy music he took with him -
Wave colour harmonica blue.
Chorus:
Listen, hills, listen, Baikal,
What recently played in Berlin.
I play this song with love,
A glorious campaign and I remember my friends.
The bride and mother live near Baikal.
From here he went to the west to fight…
A curious neighbor asked the boy:
"The road, I suppose, is now far away?"
Chorus
The boy did not answer the question,
I stuck my eyes to the window of the car,
Looked at the familiar fishing pier…
And the train rushed along the coast.
Chorus