Translation of the song Колода-дуда artist Russian Folk

— Колода-дуда,

— Koloda, and the pipes

Иде ж ты была?

Where have you been?

— Коней стерегла.

— Watching over the horses

— Чего выстерегла?

— What did you see?

— Коня с седлом,

— A steed with a saddle

С золотым махром…

With a golden fringe

— А иде ж твой конь?

— And where is your steed?

— За воротами стоит.

— He stands beyond the gate

— А иде ж ворота?

— And where is the gate?

— Вода унесла.

— The water took it away

— А иде ж она?

— And where did the water go?

— Гуси выпили

— The geese drank it

— А иде ж гуси?

— And where are the geese?

— В камыши ушли.

— They went off to the reeds

— А иде ж камыши?

— And where are the reeds?

— Девки выжали.

— The girls gathered them all

— А иде ж девки си?

— And what of these girls?

— Девки замуж ушли.

— The girls went and got wed

— А иде ж казаки?

— And what of the Cossacks?

— На войну пошли...

— They have gone to the war...