Ms. Kubaeva picks magnificent visuals to accompany the skilled mezzo-soprano - of the non-Russian singer - Gulnara Ismaeva whose slightly accented Russian adds to the exotic tone of the piece. The music sounds lovely - one can listen to it forever. However, the artwork - depicting a Russian "Trojka" - three horses drawing the carriage during the snowy winter night - a familiar motive symbolizing the beauty of Russia - common in all the famous Russian fairy tales - tugs on the hearts of all the people familiar with rich Russian culture - notwithstanding - some of their cruel leaders - who are - for certain - reviled - by all the decent Russian people - as well as decent people - all over the world.
The lyrics are simple - but they tell something about the author - namely - the part which evokes the feeling of loss while he watches a beautiful young bride during her wedding - to the rival of the author. I think that all the human beings can identify with occasional pain and loss - connected to love - a universal human experience - which can be heart-breaking - at times.
At any rate - have a good third week of July 2017 - and enjoy the summer - everybody! We had some annoying "flash" floods in Chicago's/Skokie - a lovely northern suburb - pursuant to one day's unusually high - rainfall. Today everything seems back to normal - but at least - the annoying, prolonged heat waves are not bothersome at all this summer. Let's keep it this way!
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