The handkerchief is sinking and not sinking,
Slowly floats.
Sweetheart loves and loves not,
Only time goes by.
Oh, Samara-town,
I'm restless,
I'm restless,
Oh, calm me down, oh.
I grew up and bloomed
Till I was seventeen,
And from the age of seventeen
A girl's love spins.
Oh, Samara town...
Sweetheart asked for love,
I didn't know what to say,
I was young, I didn't know love,
And it's a shame to say no.
Oh, Samara-town...
The sky is clear in vain,
One star is burning,
For nothing, there are many sweethearts,
One heart aches.
Oh, Samara-town...
You, white birch tree,
There's no place for you by the river,
If I'm your bride,
You keep me safe.
Oh, Samara-town...
My sweetheart will say goodbye,
And my heart will burst into flames
And yearns and yearns and yearns
All about the same, all about him.
Oh, Samara-town.