Sofia Rotaru (София Ротару), also known as Ballad of Violins (Баллада о скрипках)[1] is the second album by Soviet singer-songwriter Sofia Rotaru, released in 1974 by Melodiya. The album includes songs performed in Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Romanian languages.

Sofia Rotaru
Studio album by
Released1974 (USSR)
Recorded1972–1974
StudioMelodiya (Moscow)
GenrePop, dance, pop folk
LabelMelodiya (USSR)
Sofia Rotaru chronology
Chervona Ruta
(1972)
Sofia Rotaru
(1974)
Sofia Rotaru
(1976)

Track listing

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Side A

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The songs recorded on the side A are all performed in foreign languages, with the musical background played by band Chervona Ruta, directed by Anatoliy Evdokimenko. Songs 1, 3, 4 are performed in Ukrainian language, 2 - in Bulgarian, and 5 - in Romanian languages.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Баллада о скрипках" (Ballada o skripkakh; Ballad of Violins)Vasil MarsyukVolodymyr Ivasyuk 
2."Сказка" (Skazka; Fairy tale)Daniil DemyanovToncho Rusev 
3."Два перстня" (Dva perstnya; Two rings)V. IvasyukV. Ivasyuk 
4."Песня будет с нами" (Pesnya budet s nami; Song will be with us)V. IvasyukV. Ivasyuk 
5."Только ты" (Tol'ko ty; Only you)Ștefan PetrachePetre Teodorovici 

Side B

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The songs recorded on side B are all in Russian language. Ensemble Melodiya, under direction of Gueorguiy Garanyan provided the musical background.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Вспоминай меня" (Vspominay menya; Remember me)Veronika TushnovaVyacheslav Dobrynin 
2."Твоя вина" (Tvoya vina; Your fault)Andrey Dementyev, David UsmanovYevgeniy Martynov 
3."Я жду весну" (Ya zhdu vesnu; I'm waiting for spring)A. DementyevY. Martynov 
4."Расскажи мне сказку" (Rasskazhi mne skazku; Tell me a fairy tale)Anatoly PoperechnyLeonid Garin 
5."Алешенька (Баллада о матери)" (Aleshen'ka (Ballada o materi); Alyoshenka (Ballad about mother))A. DementyevY. Martynov 

References

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  1. ^ "sofiarotaru.com - Официальный сайт Софии Ротару". sofiarotaru.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.

See also

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Sofia Rotaru at Discogs (list of releases)