Nicolai Gedda sings the Russian song "Как пойду я на быструю речку" 

Nicolai Gedda sings the beautiful Russian song "Как пойду я на быструю речку" (When I go down to the fast river). It is not actually a folk song (though some think it is), because it was written by A. Popov. Anyway, it is very beautiful, and Gedda's rendition is great. I hope that nobody will underrate it (or "bash", as Ardaline so appropriately wrote it, after somebody gave one star to the recently uploaded Werther's aria) because of the relatively poor quality of the video. :S
Russian lyrics:
Как пойду я на быструю речку,
Сяду я да на крут бережок,
Посмотрю на родную сторонку,
На зеленый приветный лужок.
Ты сторонка, сторонка родная,
Нет на свете привольней тебя.
Уж ты, нива моя золотая,
Да высокие наши хлеба.
Эх ты, русское наше приволье,
Краю нет на луга и поля.
Ты широкое наше раздолье,
Ты родимая матерь-земля.