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Ritual folk, ~80 BPM, Male spoken word lead, female backing vocalises, Ritual drum + cello, ambient echo, hypnotic and archaic atmosphere

Author of the poem: Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky (1703–1769) — a Russian poet, philologist, translator, and one of the founders of the Russian literary language, who played a key role in reforming versification and enriching Russian literature.

Here is an approximate translation of the song’s lyrics into English, taking into account that the poem is about 300 years old, and the language has changed so much since then that the words sound unusual even to Russian ears: elephants, lions, and forest magpies, and eagles, leaving the mountains, enter into marriages. For it is so sweet, beautiful, lofty, and pleasing to all—even to the chirping grasshopper clad in green, and even to the pesky little worm crawling upon the grains.
Break (my own) – returning to the origins.

[Genre: ritual folk / spoken word. Tempo: ~80 BPM (4/4). Duration: < 4:00. Instruments: ritual drum, cello, ambient echo. Style: archaic, ritual, ironic. Vocals: male spoken lead, female backing vocalises; optional crowd shouts. Mix: dry lead, roomy backing, low drone optional. Dynamics: see per-section.]

[Intro – instrumental rhythmic intro. Dynamics: mp → mf, steady build.]

[male spoken lead] 
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[female backing vocalises] 
Ah-ah-aaah-Ah-ah-aaah

[Break – short stop; breath. Dynamics: brief drop to p.]
[male lead]
[Verse 1 – steady pulse. Dynamics: mf, accents on 1 & 3.]  
[male lead]
Элефáнты и леóнты  
И леснЫе срáки  
И орлЫ, остáвя мóнты,  
Учиниáют брáки.

[Break – drum fill; push. Dynamics: mf → mf+.]

[Instrumental interlude – drum + cello, spoken & vocalise. Dynamics: crescendo to f.]  
[male spoken lead] 
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[female backing vocalises] 
Oh-oh-oooh-Oh-oh-oooh 
Эй!

[male lead]
[Verse 2 – denser phrasing. Dynamics: mf → f.]  
[male lead]
О, колИко се любЕзно,  
Превыспрéнно, взрáчено  
НарочИто преполЕзно  
И сугУбо смáчено

[Break – knives on drum rim; brief space. Dynamics: f → mf.]

[Instrumental interlude – trance pulse. Dynamics: build to f.]  
[male spoken lead] 
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[female backing vocalises] 
Uh-uh-uuuh-Uh-uh-uuuh 
Гой!

[male lead]
[Verse 3 – earthy, grounded. Dynamics: f, tight staccato.] 
[male lead] 
СтрекочУщу кузнецУ  
В зленóм блáте сУщу,  
НарочИту червецУ  
По злáкам ползУщу.

[Break – accent hit. Dynamics: f → mf.]

[Instrumental interlude – last build. Dynamics: mf → f.]  
[male spoken lead] 
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[female backing vocalises] 
Uh-uh-uuuh-Uh-uh-uuuh 
Эй! Эй!

[male lead]
[Verse 3 repeat – call & response with backing. Dynamics: f, then f+.]  
[male lead]
Стрекóчущу кузнецý  
В зленóм блáте сýщу,  
Нарочúту червецý  
По злáкам ползýщу.

[Outro – prolonged instrumental fade; ambient tails. Dynamics: decrescendo f → ppp; tempo slightly rubato.]  
[female backing vocalises]  
Ah-ah-aaah… Oh-oh-oooh… Uh-uh-uuuh...
[male spoken lead] 
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автор стихов: Василий Кириллович Тредиаковский (1703–1769) — русский поэт, филолог, переводчик и один из основоположников русского литературного языка, сыгравший ключевую роль в реформировании стихосложения и обогащении русской литературы. Author of the poem: Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky (1703–1769) — a Russian poet, philologist, translator, and one of the founders of the Russian literary language, who played a key role in reforming versification and enriching Russian literature. Here is an approximate translation of the song’s lyrics into English, taking into account that the poem is about 300 years old, and the language has changed so much since then that the words sound unusual even to Russian ears: elephants, lions, and forest magpies, and eagles, leaving the mountains, enter into marriages. For it is so sweet, beautiful, lofty, and pleasing to all—even to the chirping grasshopper clad in green, and even to the pesky little worm crawling upon the grains. Break (my own) – returning to the origins. [Genre: ritual folk / spoken word. Tempo: ~80 BPM (4/4). Duration: < 4:00. Instruments: ritual drum, cello, ambient echo. Style: archaic, ritual, ironic. Vocals: male spoken lead, female backing vocalises; optional crowd shouts. Mix: dry lead, roomy backing, low drone optional. Dynamics: see per-section.] [Intro – instrumental rhythmic intro. Dynamics: mp → mf, steady build.] [male spoken lead] возвращáемся к истóкам [female backing vocalises] Ah-ah-aaah-Ah-ah-aaah [Break – short stop; breath. Dynamics: brief drop to p.] [male lead] [Verse 1 – steady pulse. Dynamics: mf, accents on 1 & 3.] [male lead] Элефáнты и леóнты И леснЫе срáки И орлЫ, остáвя мóнты, Учиниáют брáки. [Break – drum fill; push. Dynamics: mf → mf+.] [Instrumental interlude – drum + cello, spoken & vocalise. Dynamics: crescendo to f.] [male spoken lead] возвращáемся к истóкам [female backing vocalises] Oh-oh-oooh-Oh-oh-oooh Эй! [male lead] [Verse 2 – denser phrasing. Dynamics: mf → f.] [male lead] О, колИко се любЕзно, Превыспрéнно, взрáчено НарочИто преполЕзно И сугУбо смáчено [Break – knives on drum rim; brief space. Dynamics: f → mf.] [Instrumental interlude – trance pulse. Dynamics: build to f.] [male spoken lead] возвращáемся к истóкам [female backing vocalises] Uh-uh-uuuh-Uh-uh-uuuh Гой! [male lead] [Verse 3 – earthy, grounded. Dynamics: f, tight staccato.] [male lead] СтрекочУщу кузнецУ В зленóм блáте сУщу, НарочИту червецУ По злáкам ползУщу. [Break – accent hit. Dynamics: f → mf.] [Instrumental interlude – last build. Dynamics: mf → f.] [male spoken lead] возвращáемся к истóкам [female backing vocalises] Uh-uh-uuuh-Uh-uh-uuuh Эй! Эй! [male lead] [Verse 3 repeat – call & response with backing. Dynamics: f, then f+.] [male lead] Стрекóчущу кузнецý В зленóм блáте сýщу, Нарочúту червецý По злáкам ползýщу. [Outro – prolonged instrumental fade; ambient tails. Dynamics: decrescendo f → ppp; tempo slightly rubato.] [female backing vocalises] Ah-ah-aaah… Oh-oh-oooh… Uh-uh-uuuh... [male spoken lead] возвращáемся к истóкам

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