Песня под Тальянку - Георгий Свиридов | A song by the Talyanka - Georgy Sviridov

The cycle “My father is a peasant” is written in a form of suite. It highlights an image of a hero, a young poet, son of a peasant man who speaks through the songs. Sviridov took the most typical genres of Russian song, those which Yesenin felt specially related with : a peasant lyrical song, a ritual, labor, soldier, urban romance. All of them are taken not in an archaic form but as they sounded in the Russian village before the revolution itself or in the first years after it. Piano part has both an expressive and pictorial character, conveying either the joy of the fullness of life, or the running of a sleigh, or the captivating beauty of Russian nature. Talyanka (type of Russian accordion) is widely popular among Russians, Bashkirs and Tatars (“Talyan-garmun”), Kalmyks (“Ikel”), Komi peoples (“Saratovka Gudok”), Mordovians. After the recognition in Russia about 150 years ago various types of accordions began to be called so, similar way to those used by Italian street musicians (Italian accordion, among people named "talyanka"). The name is associated with the abbreviation of the word Italyanka (in Russian means Italian), became (i)Talyanka". The name Talyanka quickly came into use due to the spread of different folk songs and lyrical poems in which this single-row harmonica was praised. Since the end of the 19th century, Talyanka has become very popular in many regions of Russia. Here is a line per line translation so you can follow the meaning of the song: Rash...