Чёрная Речка – Monster
A чёрная речка (chernaya rechka) is a black river. It is also a river in Saint Petersburg (see Wikipedia or Википедия). Aleksandr Pushkin was fatally wounded there in a duel (in 1837). The band took its name from the nearby metro station, as mentioned in a Russian interview.
Чудовище (monster) is the final track of Чужие свои (2016).
Here are all my treasures for you,
Though they aren’t worth a penny.
I will be your monster,
Hidden within the human.
Interestingly, the word чудовище comes from чудо (wonder). Explanation in Nouns derived from the word ЧУДО (Live Russian, 2019, 1 m).
More Чёрная Речка on
Bandcamp,
Facebook,
Soundcloud, and
VK.
Bonus:
Глаза (Eyes).
Most of the music here is also in an
R1 playlist on YouTube (in order of posting).
See also
Best Russian Music and
Russian Song Lyrics.
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