By the side of the sea, a green oak ...

By the side of the sea, a green oak;
Golden chain on tom oak:
Day and night, the cat is a scientist
Everything goes around in a chain;
Goes to the right - the song starts
To the left - he says a fairy tale.
There are miracles: there the devil wanders,
The mermaid sits on the branches;
There on unknown paths
Traces of unseen beasts;
The hut is there on chicken legs
Stands without windows, without doors;
There the forest and the valley are full of visions;
There the waves will rush about dawn
On a sandy and empty shore,
And thirty beautiful knights
In succession, clear waters come out,
And with them their uncle the sea;
There the prince in passing
Captivates the formidable king;
There in the clouds before the people
Through forests, across seas
The sorcerer carries the hero;
In the dungeon there the princess grieves,
And the brown wolf serves her faithfully;
There is a stupa with Baba Yaga
It walks, walks by itself,
There, Tsar Kashchei wasted away over gold;
There is a Russian spirit ... there it smells of Russia!