Я спросил у ясеня [Ja sprosil u Jasenja] [English translation]

first I asked the ash tree

tell me where's the girl I loved

the ash tree gave me no reply

it simply shook its head

then I asked the poplar tree

tell me where's the girl I loved

this is what the poplar did

throw autumn leaves on me

then I asked the autumn wind

tell me where's the girl I loved

The autumn wind gave this reply

a dark and heavy rain

then I asked the heavy rain

tell me where's the girl I loved

more tears poured out without an end

Against my window pane

then I asked the evening moon

tell me where's the girl I loved

the moon just hid behind a cloud

it didn't answer me

then I asked the wispy cloud

tell me where's the girl I loved

what it did was melt away

into the blue of sky

then I asked my only friend

tell me where's the girl I loved

where she's hidden, let me know

please tell me where she is

my friend responded faithfully

my friend responded sincerely

you think she was the girl you loved

perhaps she was the girl you loved

she may have been the girl you loved

but she's become my wife

• Artist:Sergey Nikitin