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Thread #109732 Message #2296334
Posted By: Alex, Russian Folklorist
24-Mar-08 - 04:29 AM
Thread Name: Pipe tune, Aussie or Russian song?
Subject: RE: Pipe tune, Aussie or Russian song?
The tune definitely origins from 'Iz-za Ostrova Na Strezhen'' ('From Behind the Island', Russian folksong; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenka_Razin), but the tune for lines 4, 8, 12 etc. is audibly changed compared with the original Russian.