by The meaning of Girl and Balloon by Bulat Okudzhava is unclear. However, one thing we do know is that it is a very sad song. It is also definitely about lost love. Maybe the husband of the woman in the song went off to war and was killed. This seems to be roughly what…
by Another of Bulat Okudzhava’s songs that Alex has translated is Georgian Song (aka. Grapeseed Song). Georgian Song is a beautiful, yet sad song about unrequited love. It has a lot of imagery in it and is considered to be one of the most beautiful Russian folk music songs of the 20th century. Just as…
by The Blue Trolley midnight service bus in Moscow is the last place you would expect to find solace and sanctuary. Yet, that is exactly what it was to the late, great, Bulat Okudzhava in his song, Blue Trolley. Originally written as a Russian folk song by Bulat Okudzhava, Alex Genadinik has now translated it…
by Alex has translated Oleg Pogudin’s song, Enchanting Woman, into English from his native Russian. In this post, we are going to review Alex’s version of Enchanting Woman in time for Valentine’s Day. What is Enchanting Woman About? Basically, Enchanting Woman is a song for Valentine’s Day. It is about having love, losing it and…