Interactive Lyrics Suggestions:

Listen once and read the Russian lyrics without translation. Do you recognize any words?
Click a word to add it to the notes box. It will show the base form, translation, part of speech, and word rank.
Notes are editable, so you can delete or add whatever you find helpful.
Words are color-coded by rank; blue indicates the most frequently used words. This helps you focus on common vocabulary.
Using your notes, translate the lyrics into English. Then check your understanding by clicking the translation button.
Notice how the word-by-word translation would sound very awkward in English because Russian sentence structure is different.
Practice your pronunciation by reading the Russian lyrics aloud and checking against the video.
Sing with the singer first, then try a karaoke version on YouTube (or click here) and sing along!

Interactive Lyrics - click a word to add to Notes

Notes

Grammar review

Re-listen to the first four lines. Do the vowels sound like their letter names? Why or why not? See Key differences (stress + vowel reduction)
Find two nouns, two verbs, and two adjectives. See Parts of speech.
Identify noun gender (Genders) and mark singular/plural (Singular vs. plural).
Spot nouns in nominative and prepositional cases (Prepositional case).