[Verse 1]
From behind the island to the midstream
Into the path of the river wave
Painted and beaked canoes
Are swimming out
Painted and beaked canoes
Are swimming out
[Verse 2]
Stenka Razin is on deck
Sits together with a princess
Celebrates another wedding
He is cheerful and boozy
Celebrates another wedding
He is cheerful and boozy
[Verse 3]
And her eyes are downcast
She isn't dead, but not really alive
Silently listens to tipsy
Ataman’s words
Silently listens to tipsy
Ataman's words
[Verse 4]
There's a murmur behind them
«He dumped us for a chick!
He had spent the night with her
And became a chick himself
He had spent the night with her
And became a chick himself»
[Verse 5]
The stern ataman hears
This grumble and taunts
And with his mighty hand
He hugs the Persian woman’s shape
And with his mighty hand
He hugs the Persian woman's shape
[Verse 6]
The black eyebrows rushed together
The storm is coming
Ataman's eyes
Were bloodshot
Ataman's eyes
Were bloodshot
[Verse 7]
«I won't regret anything
I'd sacrifice my hot head»
An authoritative voice is heard
Along the surrounding shores
An authoritative voice is heard
Along the surrounding shores
[Verse 8]
«Volga, Volga, my dear mother
Volga, you're a Russian river
You haven't received a gift
From a Don Cossack before
You haven’t received a gift
From a Don Cossack before
[Verse 9]
So that there would be no division
Between free people
Volga, Volga, my dear mother
Take this beauty!
Volga, Volga, my dear mother
Take this beauty!»
[Verse 10]
With a powerful raise of hand
He takes the beautiful princess
And throws her overboard
Into the incoming wave
And throws her overboard
Into the incoming wave…