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

I've asked the ash tree,

Where is my beloved.

And it didn't answer me,

Only shook it's head.

I've asked the poplar,

Where is my beloved

The poplar covered me

With autumn leaves instead.

I've asked the autumn,

Where is my beloved.

And the autumn answered me

With a pouring rain.

I've asked the rain,

Where is my beloved.

Behind my window it shed the tears

Again and again.

I've asked the moon,

Where is my beloved.

In the cloud it disappeared,

No answer in reply.

I've asked the cloud,

Where is my beloved.

And the cloud vanished

In the azure of the sky.

You my one and only friend,

Where is my beloved.

Tell me, where she is hiding,

Do you know, where she could hide.

And my faithful friend replied,

My sincere friend replied:

She was loved by you,

She was loved by you,

She was loved by you,

But she became my wife

• Artist:Sergey Nikitin