Korobeiniki

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"Korobeiniki" (Russian: "Коробе́йники"), also called "Korobeyniki" and "Korobushka", and The Peddlers, is a Russian song based on a poem with the same name written in 1861 by Nikolai Alekseevich Nekrasov and printed in the Sovremennik magazine in 1861. Korobeyniki were peddlers selling fabric, haberdashery, books etc. in pre-revolutionary Russia. The song is also a popular Yiddish Folk.

The song quickly acquired the status of a Russian folk song, and is known for its dance-friendly structure and ever-increasing tempo.

It was one of the three tunes featured in the Game Boy version of the video game Tetris and has become closely associated with the game in Western popular culture. Doctor Spin's 1992 novelty Eurodance cover (under the name "Tetris") reached #6 on the UK singles chart. US rock band Ozma released a rock version on their 2001 album The Doubble Donkey Disc. Hedonix also produced a psychedelic trance edition, titled "Don't Mess with Tetris" in 2004, which was released on Electric Power Pole Records. German techno group Scooter sampled it in 2007 on their song "Whistling Dave" from the album Jumping All Over the World. Tetris Holding LLC holds a sound trademark on the song for use in video games. ^[1] It was also performed and recorded by the California-based vocal ensemble Chanticleer in their album "Wondrous Love" (1997). The US instrumental power metal band Powerglove recorded their own version of the song simply entitled "Tetris" on their debut EP Total Pwnage (2005).

[edit] Lyrics

Russian lyrics	Transliteration	English translation
Ой полным полна коробушка Есть и ситец и парча. Пожалей, душа-зазнобушка, Молодецкого плеча. Выйду, выйду в рожь высокую, Там до ночки погожу, Как завижу черноокую, Все товары разложу. Цены сам платил немалые, Не торгуйся, не скупись, Подставляй-ка губки алые, Ближе к молодцу садись. Вот уж пала ночь туманная, Ждёт удалый молодец.. Чу, идёт! - пришла желанная, Продаёт товар купец. Катя бережно торгуется, Всё боится передать, Парень с де́вицей целуется, Просит цены набавлять. Знает только ночь глубокая, Как поладили они. Распрямись ты, рожь высокая, Тайну свято сохрани! Ой, легка, легка коробушка, Плеч не режет ремешок! А всего взяла зазнобушка Бирюзовый перстенёк.	Oy polnym polna korobushka Yest' i sitets i parcha. Pozhaley, dusha-zaznobushka, Molodetskogo plecha. Vyydu, vyydu v rozh' vysokuyu, Tam do nochki pogozhu, Kak zavizhu chernookuyu, Vse tovary razlozhu. Tseny sam platil nemalyye, Ne torguysya, ne skupis', Podstavlyay-ka gubki alyye, Blizhe k molodtsu sadis'. Vot uzh pala noch' tumannaya, Zhdyot udalyy molodets. Chu, idyot! — prishla zhelannaya, Prodayot tovar kupets. Katya berezhno torguyetsya Vsyo boitsya peredat', Paren' s devitsey tseluyetsya, Prosit tseny nabavlyat'. Znayet tol'ko noch' glubokaya, Kak poladili oni. Raspryamis' ty, rozh' vysokaya, Taynu svyato sokhrani! Oy legka legka korobushka Plech ne rezhet remeshok. A vsego vzyala zaznobushka, biryuzovyy perstenyok	Oy, the box is full, so full, It's got chintz and brocade, Have mercy, my sweetie pie, On this dashing lad's shoulders. I'll go out, out into the tall rye! and wait there till midnight, when I see the dark-eyed beauty, Then I'll showcase my goods. I myself paid no small prices, So don't skimp or bargain: Bring here your crimson lips, Sit nearer to your dashing lad! The foggy night has already fallen, The dashing lad awaits... Listen, it's her! — the desired one has come The merchant is selling his wares. Katya haggles tenderly, Afraid to pay too much. The youth kisses the maiden, Asking her to raise the price. Only the deep night knows How they came to terms, Straighten up now, tall rye, And keep their secret sacredly! Oy, my box is light, so light The strap is not cutting into my shoulder And all my sweetie took was a turquoise ring.