Russian Folk Song Troika
Lyricist: Leonid Trevlev (1839~1905)
Composer: Peter G Luboji
Background: Around 1901, a folk song "Tree Carts" became popular. The song showed the tragic life of a coachman who was deeply bullied. At that time, Russia was vast and sparsely populated, and transportation was inconvenient. Carriage became an important means of transportation for people, and the life of the carriage driver was also particularly wandering. In the song "Tree Carts", the coachman sings a sad and desolate melody as he travels a lonely long distance.
Traditional translation:
The Volga River is covered with ice and snow
Three sets of cars are running on the glacier
Someone is singing a melancholy song
The man who is singing is the driver
Why are you sad, young man
Why are you lowering your head
Who told you to do this? Sadness
The person who asked him was the person riding in the car
Look at this poor old horse
It has traveled with me all over the world
It’s a shame that the rich man wanted to buy it
Misery awaits it in the future
Look at this poor old horse
It Follow me to the end of the world
What a shame that rich man wants to buy it
Suffering will be waiting for it in the future