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Новый Год - 1 января

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“В лесу родилась елочка”

“В лесу родилась елочка”
History
The author, Raisa Adamovna Kudasheva (teacher, librarian and poet), wrote poems, tales and songs for children. The poem "Christmas Tree" (Russian: Елка) was written in 1903 and published in the Christmas issue of Child magazine "Baby" (Russian:Малютка). In 1905 the poem was set to music by an amateur composer Leonid Karlovich Beckmann (scientist-agronomist by profession, a graduate of the famous Petrovka or MSHI) who wrote this song for his daughter. The original text of Kudasheva had 56 rows. When writing a song, then poem was reduced.
Russian lyrics
В лесу родилась елочка,
В лесу она росла.
Зимой и летом стройная,
Зеленая была.
Метель ей пела песенку:
"Спи, елочка, бай-бай!"
Мороз снежком укутывал:
"Смотри, не замерзай!"
Трусишка зайка серенький
Под ёлочкой скакал.
Порою волк, сердитый волк,
Рысцою пробегал.
Чу! Снег по лесу частому
Под полозом скрипит
Лошадка мохноногая
Торопится, бежит.
Везет лошадка дровенки
На дровнях мужичок
Срубил он нашу ёлочку
Под самый корешок.
И вот она, нарядная,
На праздник к нам пришла,
И много, много радости
Детишкам принесла.
В лесу родилась елочка,
В лесу она росла.
Зимой и летом стройная,
Зеленая была English lyrics
by Arthur Durando and Irina Popova
The forest raised a Christmas tree,
‘Twas silent and serene
In winter and in summer
It was slender and so green.
The wind sang it a lullaby:
Sleep Christmas tree, sleep tight!
The snow was making clothes for it:
It was a pretty sight!
A trembling bunny put himself
Beneath its arms so wide;
The hungry wolf just passed him by -
A lovely place to hide!
Some sleigh bells rang throughout the woods,
The snow was crisp and clean,
A horsey brought a forester
To hew that tree so green.
And now it comes to visit us,
With lights and garlands bright,
While all the children dance and sing
To greet it with delight!
The forest raised a Christmas tree,
‘Twas silent and serene
In winter and in summer
It was slender and so green.