однозвучно гремит колокольчик: Евгений Беляев. Monotonously Rings the Little Bell: Evgeny Belyaev.

I don’t know much about this recording, not even the date, although I believe it to be around 1968-1970. The words of the song are set to two very well known tunes, of which this is one. The title is often translated into English as ’Monotonously RIngs the Little Bell’. but I don’t think this quite captures the meaning. It is literally correct but the word in English has come to mean something other than ’a single note’. Music By Alexander Gurilyov Words By I. Makarov The original poem dates to the mid 19th century and there is some uncertainty about who I Mararov was. Aleksander Gurilyov, 1803 –1858, was a pianist and music teacher, who enjoyed great success as a composer of more than 200 lyrical pieces in the Russian romanctic tradition. Однозвучно гремит колокольчик, И дорога пылится слегка, И уныло по ровному полю Разливается песнь ямщика. Столько грусти в той песне унылой, Ст