Solntsu zemnoj krug snova obojti-
Deve venok tsvetushchih loz splesti.
Majskaya polnoch' vorozhit,
Plamya pod pal'tsami drozhit,
Pesn' sotsvetij, ty leti, leti!
...
Bel tsvet, izumrudny travy,
ZHarche, ogon', gori!
Bud', Solntse, vladyka yavi,
SHCHedrym do zemli!
Zapali ochag, lampadu,
Serdtse prosveti!
Inej taet, rastsvetaet
Vsyo, chemu tsvesti!
Solntsu zemnoj krug snova obojti -
Nam s toboj lyod i pepel projti.
Beloyu ten'yu, chtob vstretit'sya vnov'
V tantse tsveten'ya u majskih kostrov.
Bel tsvet, izumrudny travy,
ZHarche, ogon', gori!
Bud', Solntse, vladyka yavi,
SHCHedrym do zemli!
Zapali ochag, lampadu,
Serdtse prosveti!
Inej taet, rastsvetaet
Vsyo, chemu tsvesti!
Translation
For the sun to round the earth again,
For the maiden to weave a wreath of flowering vines.
May midnight casts a spell,
The flame trembles under the fingers,
Inflorescences song, fly, oh fly!
...
White color, emerald grass,
Burn hotter, fire!
The Sun, the lord of reality,
Be generous to the ground!
Kingle a hearth, an altar lamp,
Enlighten the heart!
Frost melts, flourishes
All that has to bloom!
For the sun to round the earth again,
Ice and ash for me and you to go through.
Like a white shade to meet again
In the dance of blossoming at the May bonfires
White color, emerald grass,
Burn hotter, fire!
The Sun, the lord of reality,
Be generous to the ground!
Kingle a hearth, an altar lamp,
Enlighten the heart!
Frost melts, flourishes
All that has to bloom!
The Blossom Dance is the meeting of the young Mother Nature and the Lord of the Sun. The moment when the land blooms in the sunshine, spring flowers appear, the trees are budding and gardens begin to flourish. The beginning of May, the first warm nights is the best time to get somewhere out of the city and enjoy the dance of blossom.