Folk group of six elderly women known as Buranovskiye Babushki (the Buranovo Grannies) will represent Russia at Eurovision this year. According to the BBC, “The lyrics to the song, which feature a mixture of English and Udmurt – a language related to Finnish – were written by the grandmothers.”
The “Buranovo Grannies” beat 24 other acts to win the honor of singing for their country, reports the BBC:
The “Buranovo Grannies” beat 24 other acts to win the honor of singing for their country, reports the BBC:
Buranovskiye Babushki, from the Udmurt Republic, say they will use any cash raised to build a church in Buranovo.
“Grandmothers do not need glory and wealth,” a member told Vesti news.The singer, named only as “Grandmother Olga”, said building the village church was their “only goal”.Their winning song, which begins as a traditional folk tune before a modern dance beat kicks in, features the refrain, “party for everybody, come on and dance”.The lyrics to the song, which feature a mixture of English and Udmurt - a language related to Finnish - were written by the grandmothers.Buranovskiye Babushki became known in Russia with covers - sung in Udmurt - of classics including the Beatles’ Yesterday and the Eagles’ Hotel California.
Lyrics
I will be
putting a white tablecloth,
I will be
waiting for kids coming back home.
The dough
is rising joyously.
And my
heart is cheering.
Party for
everybody! Dance!
Come on and
dance!
Come on and
dance!
Come on
and... Boom! Boom!
The house
is full of kids, the relatives have come.
I am going
to put on my green dress,
I am going
to tie a white head cloth.
And I am
going to dance.
We are
singing extremely strongly.
We are
dancing soulful, so souful!
We are
singing extremely strongly,
Because we
are together!
Party for
everybody! Dance!
Come on and
dance!
Come on and
dance!
Come on
and...
Party for
everybody! Dance!
Come on and
dance!
Come on and
dance!
Come on
and... Boom! Boom!
And my cat
is happy, and my dog is happy!
And my cat
is happy, and my dog is happy!
The
happiness is overflowing!
Oh joy!
We are
singing extremely strongly.
We are
dancing soulful, so souful!
We are
singing extremely strongly,
Because we
are together!
Party for
everybody! Dance!
Come on and
dance!
Come on and
dance!
Come on
and...
Party for
everybody! Dance!
Come on and
dance!
Come on and
dance!
Come on
and... Boom! Boom!
Party for
everybody! Dance!
Come on and
dance!
Come on and
dance!
Come on
and...
Party for
everybody! Dance!
Come on and
dance!
Come on and
dance!
Come on
and... Boom! Boom!
Lyrics (English translation) via esckaz
