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Dubinushka
also: Дубинушка, Дубинушки
A Russian work song traditionally chanted by laborers hauling or driving in heavy loads with a rhythmic refrain; the tramps who built the bridge used to sing it, and by the story's end it has been replaced by the sound of passing trains.
Reading notes
- The New Villa §113 Dubinushka
A Russian work song traditionally chanted by laborers hauling or driving in heavy loads; the tramps who built the bridge used to sing it, and by the story's end it has given way to the sound of passing trains.