Little Fir Tree (В Лесу Родилась Ёлочка) Happy New 2014!

Little Fir Tree (В Лесу Родилась Ёлочка) Happy New 2014!

Author: Natalia Worthington December 31, 2013 Duration: 0:00
Little Fir Tree (В Лесу Родилась Ёлочка).   This is the most popular Russian New Year's song. Every Russian knows it. It's something that no winter holiday can do without. The song was born in 1903 and since then it brings joy and excitement to Russian kids just like that little fir tree from the song. Автор текста (слов): Кудашева Раиса Адамовна Композитор (музыка): Бекман Леонид Карлович "В лесу родилась елочка" В лесу родилась елочка, В лесу она росла, Зимой и летом стройная, Зеленая была. Зимой и летом стройная, Зеленая была. Метель ей пела песенку: "Спи, елочка, бай-бай!" Мороз снежком укутывал: "Смотри, не замерзай!" Мороз снежком укутывал: "Смотри, не замерзай!" Трусишка - зайка серенький Под елочкой скакал. Порою волк, сердитый волк, Рысцою пробегал. Порою волк, сердитый волк, Рысцою пробегал. Чу! Снег по лесу частому Под полозом скрипит; Лошадка мохноногая Торопится, бежит. Лошадка мохноногая Торопится, бежит. Везет лошадка дровеньки, А в дровнях старичок, Срубил он нашу елочку Под самый корешок. Срубил он нашу елочку Под самый корешок. Теперь ты здесь нарядная, На праздник к нам пришла, И много, много радости Детишкам принесла. И много, много радости Детишкам принесла ------------------------------------------------------ (the English Translation) In the woods a spruce was born, It was growing in the wood In summer and winter it was straight and green. The blizzard sang it a lullaby: Sleep dear spruce, sleep tight! The frost put snow around it saying: Don't freeze! The timid grey rabbit hopped under the tree, From time to time The angry wolf just trotted by. Hush, listen! Deep in the woods Snow scratches under a sleigh. A heavy horse Runs smoothly. The sleigh carries firewood, and in it was an old man He chopped it down at the very roots. And here it is, all dressed up, it's come to us for the holiday And lots and lots of happiness it brought to the children.

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Lesson 20 - Russian Cursive (Letters "О,П,Р,С,Т") [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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8th of March - Women's Day . It's Women's Day in Russia today, a holiday of spring and attention to women. It's one of most important holidays in Russia. The celebration is similar to a combination of Valentine's Day and…
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Yes, I know, this bunny looks like he broke his leg, and the photo is not related to common cold. But he looks so cute:) Просто милашка!Thank so much for checking up on me and asking for more 'spoonfuls' of Russian:) I g…
Lesson 19 - Russian Cursive  (Letters "Й,К,Л,М,Н") [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Russian Cursive (Letters "Й,К,Л,М,Н") Letter 'Й' is represented by word 'Йогурт' (Yogurt) Letter 'К' is represented by word 'Кошка' (Cat) Letter 'Л' is represented by word 'Лодка' (Boat) Letter 'М' is represented by word…
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Video Vocabulary #1 - Common Greetings and Phrases. You can find a PDF file of the vocabulary in the DOWNLOADS section of the site. p.s. Isn't the sound of that BALALAIKA great in the video?
Lesson 18 - Russian Cursive  (Letters "З,И") [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Добрый день, мои дорогие слушатели ( Hello, my dear listeners)! Welcome to 'A Spoonful of Russian' , where we learn Russian one bite at a time. Добро пожаловать ( Welcome)! (Samir's audio message) I thank all the listene…
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Updated:So, from what I gather, since "A Spoonful of Russian" is classified as an audio podcast, the latest .mov files will show up as part of this podcast in iTunes, but not on your iPod. They will be synced with your i…
Lesson 17 - Russian Cursive  (Letters "Д,Е,Ё,Ж") [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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(Please follow the video for this lesson. Just click on the title of the blog entry.) Добрый день, дорогие друзья! You are listening to and viewing 'A Spoonful of Russian' podcast, where we learn Russian 'one bite at a t…
Lesson 15 - Russian Cursive  (Letter "А") [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Today you will learn to write Russian cursive "А". I will include more than one letter in my future lessons. Thanks to one of my listeners I was able to upload a "Russian Cursive Workbook" in the DOWNLOADS section on the…