Original playout date: 15 September 2007
Duration: 9:52
“This romantic song by the Seekers is actually originally a Russian folksong of quite brutal content. Huliganov brings the two themes back together again, both culturally and linguistically.
Lyrics:
Say goodbye my own true lover
As we sing a lovers song
How it breaks my heart to leave you
Now the carnival is gone
High above the dawn is waiting
And my tears are falling rain
For the carnival is over
We may never meet again
Волга, Волга, мать родная,
Волга – русская река,
Не видала ты подарка
От донского казака!
Чтобы не было раздора
Между вольными людьми,
Волга, Волга, мать родная,
На, красавицу прими!
Мощным взмахом поднимает
Он красавицу княжну
И за борт её бросает
В набежавшую волну.
Now the harbour light is calling
This will be our last goodbye
Though the carnival is over
I will love you till I die
Though the carnival is over
I will love you till I die
Don’t miss the epilogue to the story of Stenka Razin and his plunging princess, right at the end of the video.
Quote of the clip: “Surrealistic change in mood from the heartfelt goodbye from two lovers in Australia to Stenka Razin throwing a Persian princess overboard in Russia, but there is a common theme of “I love you, but we have to part”.”
***Statistics and Credits***
Views at the time added to HTV: 5,090
Likes at the time added to HTV: 19
Dislikes at time added to HTV: 3
Popularity % ” ” ” =L/(L+D): 86.4%
Comments at time added: 2
Total interactions at time added: 24
Total interactions to views 0.5%
Camera: Logitech Webcam
Post Production: Windows Movie Maker – medium use
Location: Home
Other people featured: None
Genre: Song, Family
Music used: “The Carnival is Over”, the Seekers
Languages used: English, Russian
Animals/plants featured: Ameca splendens in fishtank behind
Other remarks: The dislikes may well have been from Persian princesses.