Я спросил у ясеня [Ja sprosil u Jasenja] [English translation]

I asked the ash tree,

Where is my beloved.

The ash shook its head

Without answering.

I asked the poplar,

Where is my beloved.

The poplar covered me

With autumn leaves.

I asked autumn,

Where is my beloved.

Autumn started pouring rain

In reply.

I asked the rain,

Where is my beloved.

The rain cried for a long time

Outside my window.

I asked the moon,

Where is my beloved.

The moon disappeared inside a cloud,

Not answering to me.

I asked the cloud,

Where is my beloved.

The cloud melt away

In the blue of sky.

Tell me, my only friend,

Where is my beloved.

You tell me where did she hide,

Do you know where she is.

My devoted friend,

My sincere friend answered:

She was your beloved,

She was your beloved,

She was your beloved,

But she became my wife.

• Artist:Sergey Nikitin