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3. Children’s Bird Song / Детская песня о птице
words – Zulya Kamalova
music – Justin Marshall

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Коль птице не поется,
Петь не хочет птица
Устала быть может она?
Печали ее жизнь полна.

Иль просто заскучала?
Доказывать устала,
Что песня ее нужна,
Что голос ей дан не напрасно.

Но не петь ей нельзя её песню.
Она очень нужна траве и дождю,
Ветру, небу, росе и кому-то,
Кто встречает рассвет.

Скажи, тебе известно ль,
Где скрылась твоя песня?
Давно жду твоих песен я,
Без них так пуста жизнь моя.

Коль трудно стало петься,
Устало твое сердце,
Ты пташечка отдохни
И песен новых подожди.

Ведь не петь тебе нельзя твою песню.
Она очень нужна траве и дождю,
Ветру, небу, росе и тому, кто
Ждет весенний рассвет.

If a bird does not sing,
If she does not feel like singing,
May be she is tired,
May be her life is full of sorrow.

Maybe she is just bored
And is tired of explaining,
That her song is precious,
That her voice is not in vain.

But she has to sing because
Her song is needed by the grass, the rain,
The sun, the wind, the dew and someone who
At dawn is waiting for the first light.

Tell me, do you know
Where your song is hiding?
I have been longing for your song,
My life is empty without it.

If it has become tough to sing,
Your heart is weary,
Maybe if you rest a while
The new song will come.

You must sing
Because your song is needed by the grass, the rain,
The sun, the wind, the dew and someone who
At dawn is waiting for the first light.

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from 3 Nights, released April 1, 2007

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Zulya and the Children of the Underground Melbourne, Australia

Zulya and The Children of the Underground perform exquisite original music inspired by Zulya’s Tatar and Russian roots. The music defies being labelled, but has been described as “Kurt Weillish, Euro-Cabaret jazz colliding with lullabies constructed to tear your heart out.” Since their formation in 2003, they have enjoyed unprecedented success throughout their native Australia and abroad. ... more

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