Ах, Самара-городок [Akh, Samara-gorodok] [English translation]

The handkerchief is sinking and not sinking,

Slowly floats.

Sweetheart loves and loves not,

Only time goes by.

Oh, Samara-town,

I'm restless,

I'm restless,

Oh, calm me down, oh.

I grew up and bloomed

Till I was seventeen,

And from the age of seventeen

A girl's love spins.

Oh, Samara town...

Sweetheart asked for love,

I didn't know what to say,

I was young, I didn't know love,

And it's a shame to say no.

Oh, Samara-town...

The sky is clear in vain,

One star is burning,

For nothing, there are many sweethearts,

One heart aches.

Oh, Samara-town...

You, white birch tree,

There's no place for you by the river,

If I'm your bride,

You keep me safe.

Oh, Samara-town...

My sweetheart will say goodbye,

And my heart will burst into flames

And yearns and yearns and yearns

All about the same, all about him.

Oh, Samara-town.

• Artist:Lyudmila Ryumina