From A Russian Song Book (Dover, 1989, pp. 20-22):

   IN THE MEADOW STOOD A LITTLE BIRCH TREE

1. In the meadow stood a little birch tree,
    In the meadow stood a leafy birch tree.
    Liuli, liuli a birch tree;
    Liuli, liuli a birch tree.

    CHORUS:
    Ding-dong rang the village bell then,
    White, the snow flakes softly fell then.
    Little rabbits ran pell-mell then,
    As the hunters through the dell then
    Sent their dogs to wish them well then,
    And they startled pretty Nell then.

    Oh, my pretty, stay, stay, stay, stay!
    Stay and sing a song with us today,
    Day, day. Oh, fol diddle, oh!
    Di I diddle, diddle, oh!
    What a marvelous ocurrence,
    I was there, I saw it all.
    What a marvelous ocurrence,
    I was there, I saw it all.

2. No one put an ax to the birch tree.
    No one harm the little leafy birch tree.
    Liuli, liuli a birch tree;
    Liuli, liuli a birch tree.
         (Chorus)

3. In the woods today I am going,
    All to end the silver birch tree's growing.
    Liuli, liuli a birch tree;
    Liuli, liuli a birch tree.
         (Chorus)