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Music&Lyrics by Vladimir BOGATOFF

Music&Lyrics by Vladimir BOGATOFF

This is a story about a modest maiden,

Who grew up without a mother,

But she lived in affection and love

And people called her Turaida Rose

She lived in an ancient castle

Surrounded by loved ones

And she had a fiancé -

 a courageous young man Victor

Love was not just a word for her

She didn’t play with her feelings

And woman’s pride and honor

Meant a lot to her, meant a lot to her

CHORUS:

Oh, how cruel this whole world is

The love story of Turaida Rose

Could be an example of

The ideal couple and mutual love

But there are always those nearby

Who envy someone else's happiness

Who are unhappy in themselves

Are ready to destroy the hearth

Ready to destroy the hearth of love

Prose:

This story was born in the lands where the Livs lived

In picturesque places filled with poetry, music and elves

In the Middle Ages, when honor and dignity meant a lot

And legends were born for many centuries…

Music&Lyrics by Vladimir BOGATOFF

Maya:

How hard to grow without a mother

Without her caresses and love

Don't hear the songs at dark night

Don't feel her warm and gentle hands

Caressing my curly hair

Without a morning loving kiss

But my stepfather is a kind man

I was always desired child

With my stepsister we are friends

And we exchange with our secrets

As a child we often fell asleep

Like harmless little orphaned kittens

CHORUS:

But how I want to see my mother

In dreams clinging to her chest

And share your sincere feelings

To a beloved and dear my young man

With whom I’d like to seal my life

I am like a clot of loving feelings

And now they asking to come out

That's why I want to love and loved

Don't keep unspoken words inside

Unexpressed feelings and desires

Share everything with your loved one

CHORUS:

But how I want to see my mother

In dreams clinging to her chest

And share your sincere feelings

To a beloved and dear my young man

With whom I’d like to seal my life

Music&Lyrics by Vladimir BOGATOFF

The saleswoman:

This is a magic scarf. If given by a man truly in love with his beloved, it will protect her from evil spirits and warm her on cold evenings, conveying the feelings of the beloved.

Victor:

Now you are just like the beautiful Turaida Rose!

Carry this scarf with you all the time.

Maya:

Thank you, my love! I will only part with this scarf at night.

Adam:

I wonder, will this scarf also protect Maya from a sword?

The saleswoman (to Victor):

This is truly a magical scarf!

Take care of your Rose!

Maya:

Let's go to our cave!

Victor:

Yes, let's go right away!

Music&Lyrics by Vladimir BOGATOFF

Maya:

Gutman's Cave is a fairy place

It will shelter from bad weather,

Evil eyes and evil spirits

Our rendezvous

Here we can express our feelings

Let this be our private house

To these walls we can confide

Our sincere words

Victor:

This is truly magic place

Guardian's sword protecting it

All the troubles, all the problems

Will be stays out cave

You are kind, you are sincere

And your beauty lights up cave

You are like as a magnet

Attract to yourself

Maya:

Let our words and our feelings

Be sincere and from the heart

Let the words not be far-fetched

And the feelings insincere

Victor:

Let our words and our feelings

Be sincere and from the heart

Let the words not be far-fetched

And the feelings insincere

Maya&Victor with modulation

Let our words and our feelings

Be sincere and from the heart

Let the words not be far-fetched

And the feelings insincere

Music&Lyrics by Vladimir BOGATOFF

In the ancient belief of the Livs

Was a Stone of Eternal love,

Having embraced it with four arms

You could entrust with it your feelings

If the feelings were sincere

Then the Stone answered with warmth

But if the feelings were untrue

The Stone turned cold as ice

And if young people quarreld

Then, coming to this Stone and e it

The feeling of love could be strengthened

If it really was sincere

Pre-CHORUS:

A Stone of Eternal Love

You're like a litmus test for feelings

A Stone of Eternal Love

Like the safe, storing the most precious things

CHORUS:

A Stone of Eternal Love

We trust you with our feelings

Keep them to yourself, they are sincere

Keep them inside yourself, keep them forever!

You can check the feelings of another

Calling his name and putting his hand

Trust your feelings in your thoughts

And the Stone will respond with cold or warmth

Love connects not only hearts,

Love unites souls

Creating one whole from out of two,

Uniting thoughts and feelings

Pre-CHORUS:

A Stone of Eternal Love

You're like a litmus test for feelings

A Stone of Eternal Love

Like the safe, storing the most precious things

CHORUS:

A Stone of Eternal Love

We trust you with our feelings

Keep them to yourself, they are sincere

Keep them inside yourself, keep them forever!

Music&Lyrics by Vladimir BOGATOFF

Maya:

How I want to be loved

Know that you are desired

To feel happy and cheerful

And enjoy every day of life

Love is beautiful if It’s mutual

In waiting for the dawn

Waking up with the sunrise

With a smile in my minds

With a smile in my minds

Everyday flies by blink

In the waiting to meet him

And you tremble like an autumn leaf

Every time on a date with him

See the sparkle in his eyes

Hear the passion in his words

And feel in his tender hug

The warmth of trembling hands

The warmth of trembling hands

CHORUS:

This world is for love

It’s awakening flame in us

Love sharpens our senses

But it is exposing us

Our souls are denuding

We’re as the kids inside

Any blow from the outside

Leaves deep wounds in the mind

Lynette:

How beautiful are your feelings

You're like a bright butterfly

The wind carries you so easily

There's happiness in your eyes

Love creates a bright aura

But it doesn't protect you

Butterfly needs for attention

From the evil wind and birds

From the evil wind and birds

Your chosen one has power

But he doesn't rule this world

You are vulnerable from enemies

Being close to him

You are beautiful as a rose

And good soul you have inside

Your thorns are for the enemies

To protect your tender soul

To protect your tender soul

CHORUS:

This world is for love

It’s awakening flame in us

Love sharpens our senses

But it is exposing us

Our souls are denuding

We’re as the kids inside

Any blow from the outside

Leaves deep wounds in the mind

Maya&Lynette:

CHORUS with modulation:

This world is for love

It’s awakening flame in us

Love sharpens our senses

But it is exposing us

Our souls are denuding

We’re as the kids inside

Any blow from the outside

Leaves deep wounds in the mind

Maya:

How I want to be loved

Know that you are desired

To feel happy and cheerful

And enjoy every day of life

Love is beautiful if It’s mutual

In waiting for the dawn

Waking up with the sunrise

With a smile in my minds

With a smile in my minds

Music&Lyrics by Vladimir BOGATOFF

Lynette:

Love is not always mutual

When you are in love with someone

Whose heart is already taken

By one who is close and dear to you

All you can is contemplating

How two people dear to you

Glow with happiness and

Warming you with their heat of love

Pre-CHORUS 1:

Nothing I can do; how should I be?

How can I hide my feelings?

Night is my in the dark salvation

My pillow’s wet with bitter tears

CHORUS 1:

Where can I find a faithful love?

Where is the one whose heart is free?

How I aspire to share my love

And feel always like a desired star in the sky

Skudrys:

Love is not always open

You are in love, and she doesn’t know it

Doesn’t not look at you

Doesn’t know how hot your heart is

She lives in my mind

She is the queen of my dreams

When we meet, I catch her breath

The tender sight of her eyes

Pre-CHORUS 2:

What to do, how to be?

How to share my feelings?

Night is my salvation

I live in sad dreams

CHORUS 2:

How can I tell her about my feelings?

That all my heart is occupied by her

Her image is always front of me

I fall asleep and wake up with her name on my lips

CHORUS 2 with modulation

CHORUS 1 with modulation

Music&Lyrics by Vladimir BOGATOFF

Victor:

What could be stronger in the world than love?

Stronger than the feelings it generates?

But, unfortunately, love has no bricks

From which you can build a house

Create comfort and materialize desires

So that love warms not only inside

But also on the outside, like a blanket of skin

Protecting from adversity and problems

Pre-CHORUS:

I know that without income

You can't build a house

But without love this house

Can't warm you up with heat

CHORUS:

How should I be, how should I build

Spacious and comfortable house?

There is love, but there is no wealth

But how I wish he was!

If you are from a low class

It’s no easily to reach the heights

To receive recognition and benefits

You can become a hero in war

But not everyone is ready to fight

In present time are many things to do

I create a beauty around me

Projecting into my inner world

Pre-CHORUS with modulation:

I know that without income

You can't build a house

But without love this house

Can't warm you up with heat

CHORUS with modulation:

How should I be, how should I build

Spacious and comfortable house?

There is love, but there is no wealth

But how I wish he was!

Music&Lyrics by Vladimir BOGATOFF

Frida:

How quickly our children grow up, Greif!

It’s time for our girls to get married!

Greif:

You are right, my dear! How quickly time has flown by... Maya was just a little girl whom I rocked in my arms, and now she wants to build her own future.

Frida:

Yes, Maya and Victor will be a wonderful couple.

I really hope that Anna and Adam will also succeed. They could have two weddings at once! Although Victor is a commoner, Maya lives in my castle, and I have always had tender feelings for her.

Greif:

I am so grateful to you, Frida! You have always been kind to my family. It is a pity that we ourselves remain lonely, but children fill us with  a love for life and I want them to be happier than us.

Frida:

Unfortunately, love is not always mutual, but marriage is necessary to create a family. Some are made in heaven, and most are simply by mutual consent. In any case, to continue the family line, a worthy husband is needed who will offer support and protection.

Greif:

And in heavenly marriages, souls merge together and material wealth is no longer so important.

Frida:

That's right! It seems that for Maya and Victor the Gutman Cave is quite a suitable place for a family hearth (laughs)...

Okay, don’t take my words seriously! I hope that Adam won't make Anna wait long for a marriage proposal and we will still have two weddings in one day.

Music&Lyrics by Vladimir BOGATOFF

Verse 1 instrumental

Verse 2:

It’s not easy, it is hard

To captivate a noble stallion

He wants freedom, to be himself

How to keep him in captivity?

CHORUS:

What should I do?

I am proud, I can’t ask

I cannot force

But I want to be with him

Verse 3 instrumental

Verse 4:

Love is rarely mutual

But this is not my case

I like brutal and independent

To match my pride, my temper

Verse 5:

The family status obliges

To be proud and powerful

Don’t provide yourself

My attraction towards others

Verse 6:

But I must become a mother

For continue our lineage

And for this I need

To get marry him

Music&Lyrics by Vladimir BOGATOFF

Adam

Verse 1:

How should I live?

Passions rage inside me

Women dream of marriage,

But freedom is dear to me!

Inside I’m a hypocrite

Outside I’m duplicitous

I can be gentle too

If I really need something

Verse 2:

Women are drawn to me

I want to flirt with them

Be passionate in bed

And lead in our game

But when a love affair

Becomes to me a burden

I try to get rid of

The heavy shackles of love

CHORUS:

Love is wonderful

It motivates me

You're eager to fight

And blood boils in you

But after battle

Tiredness always comes

You need to relax

And be left alone, to be alone

Verse 3:

A man must be free

While you’re young

Gotta enjoys life

Family weighs down

I like men's feasts

And morning hangover

You’re free to choose

And in my desires

Verse 4:

But it turns me on

When a woman unfree

When she’s married

Or still engaged

She is like a fortress

Which must be taken!

A cunning plan is needed

To take this fortress

CHORUS:

Love is wonderful

It motivates me

You're eager to fight

And blood boils in you

But after battle

Tiredness always comes

You need to relax

And be left alone, to be alone

CHORUS with modulation:

Love is wonderful

It motivates me

You're eager to fight

And blood boils in you

But after battle

Tiredness always comes

You need to relax

And be left alone, to be alone

Music&Lyrics by Vladimir BOGATOFF

Intro

Verse 1:

What me do? I want to love so much

The feelings are bursting to get out

But as soon as she’s next to me

It’s like I am turning to stone

Verse 2:

What to do? I’m like Don Juan

I glow with passion inside

But only see her charming gaze

I immediately withdraw into myself

CHORUS:

How unbearable it’s to be shy

Wanting, wishing as if in emptiness

Others burn with mutual passion

And I love only in my sad dreams, in dreams

Inter

Verse 3:

What me do? I want to love so much

The feelings are bursting to get out

But as soon as she’s next to me

It’s like I am turning to stone

Verse 4:

How to be? How to live with this?

How can I overcome my shyness?

How to strengthen my male spirit?

I must find the right solutions soon!

CHORUS:

How unbearable it’s to be shy

Wanting, wishing as if in emptiness

Others burn with mutual passion

And I love only in my sad dreams, in dreams

Inter

CHORUS with modulation:

How unbearable it’s to be shy

Wanting, wishing as if in emptiness

Others burn with mutual passion

And I love only in my sad dreams, in dreams

Outro

Music&Lyrics by Vladimir BOGATOFF

Victor

Our feelings are time-tested

We are together as a one

Like two tight tenacious branches

Woven into one strong wreath

I'm asking for your hand

Be my wife, love of my life

I’ll become your defender

From envy and evil winds

Pre-CHORUS:

Be my destiny, be mine

Cling to me my love

Like a tender birch to oak

And we will be unite

CHORUS:

Let the fire of love

Burns in our hearth

Let it be in Gutman’s cave

But then in our house

And despite all winds

All bad weather

In sorrow and in joy

Warming our souls

Maya&Victor

CHORUS with modulation:

Let the fire of love

Burns in our hearth

Let this Gutman’s cave

Will become as our house

And despite all winds

All bad weather

In sorrow and in joy

Warming our souls

Maya:

How long I have waited

This wedding ring from you

Your purest love confessions

And sincereness in your words

I will be a faithful wife

So loving and tender

I’ll protect our hearth of love

And I’ll give you many children

Pre-CHORUS:

May our loving hearts

Join together

Just like our souls

With this red magic scarf

CHORUS:

Let the fire of love

Burns in our hearth

Let this Gutman’s cave

Will become as our house

And despite all winds

All bad weather

In sorrow and in joy

Warming our souls

Maya&Victor

CHORUS with modulation:

Let the fire of love

Burns in our hearth

Let this Gutman’s cave

Will become as our house

And despite all winds

All bad weather

In sorrow and in joy

Warming our souls

Music&Lyrics by Vladimir BOGATOFF

Greif:

How you have grown, my dear child

You have become mature and wise

No wonder people gave you a name

Lovely maiden Turaida rose

I protected you as best I could

I taught you everything that knew

But you grew up and have the right

To choose your fate, your private life

Maya:

I am grateful for your love

You much have done that for mine

You raised me as own daughter

And I’ll always remember this

Now I have beloved man

Whose is ready to marry me

And I want to trust to him

Take care of me and my life so full of love

Greif&Maya:

Let's not regret, let's not be sad

Let's not put out fire hearth

We’ll be keeping our past

In our heads and our hearts

Let's not regret, let's not be sad

Let's not put out our fire hearth

We will be keeping our past

In our souls, in our heads, in our hearts

Music&Lyrics by Vladimir BOGATOFF

Anna:

I just found out

Victor proposed to Maya

And she and Greif are discuss

When to hold the wedding

They have such tender feelings

They are so in love

That they are ready to create

A family hearth in Gutman’s cave

Frida:

Don’t be jealous

Of someone else’s happiness

It’s a grave sin, remember

You need to be the happiest

And what about your Adam?

What’s your relationship?

When will he finally decide

To propose you to marry him?

Anna:

Adam is a little weird

Sometimes he is gentle

Sometimes he's like a stranger

It's very difficult for me

I don't want to impose myself

Because I'm proud inside

This is your upbringing, mom

But I'm at a loss

Frida:

Yes, it is not easy

To live in such uncertainty

But your father also

Wasn’t generous with sincere feelings

Go with him tomorrow

To the Stone of Eternal Love

Check your feelings

For sincerity on the part of both

Anna:

That's a good idea, Mom!

I'll suggest he go to the cave

And then I'll take him

To test our feelings on the stone

Music&Lyrics by Vladimir BOGATOFF

Anna:

I promised you to show the Gutman's cave

Let's go there together now

In this cave lived a brave warrior

And the people called him Gutman, Gutman’s cave

Pre-CHORUS:

He helped the citizens

Against attacks from the enemies

CHORUS:

His sword is held there

Protecting it from evil spirits

With magical powers, called the Guardian's sword

CHORUS:

There’s a legend about this sword

It cannot be taken with dark intentions

Or Gutman will punish them

Adam:

There are the many old legends

Which people have very careful preserved

 I've heard a lot about this cave

I can't wait to see it, and to look, look to her

Pre-CHORUS:

How convenient,

For living and lustful encounters

CHORUS:

People say that it is there

Where Victor and Maya arranged to meet

Soon it will be called the Lover’s cave

Anna&Adam:

CHORUS:

People say that it is there

Where Victor and Maya arranged to meet

Soon it will be called the Lover’s cave,

this Gutman’s cave

Music&Lyrics by Vladimir BOGATOFF

Anna

Pre-Verse 1:

How to know where is lives a love?

How to find the right path there?

Who will tell, who will show this way?

Who will tell me how long I have to wait?

Verse1:

Perhaps there are obstacles on the way,

These are our inner traits:

Pride, whim, hypocrisy and fear –

How can we overcome this? How to transgress them?

They interfere with life, with so much in love, how do I do?

Lynette

Pre-Verse 2:

I know where is lives a love –

She is so wonderful

She’s as soft as a white cloud

But other people live in it, not me, not me

Verse 2:

I am now happy for someone else's happiness

I am like a little child

Looking through the keyhole

On the one hand, I am happy for them,

On the other hand, I want to be happy myself, what can I do?

Maya

Pre-Verse 3:

I live in the land of love,

It’s a wonderful world of feelings

Every day I meet sunrise

With a smile, a desire to love and be loved

Verse 3:

But happiness can be fragile -

It needs to be taken care of

From lies, hypocrisy and fear

And enjoy every day, every hour with him,

Every moment with him, every look of his loving eyes

Someone is already loved, and she is in love

And someone is in search of love

Verse 4:

You should not play at love

You must be honest and sincere

Let them love you just the way you are

Morning, evening, when you're tired and not forces, in joy and sorrow, every day and every hour.

Music  by Vladimir BOGATOFF

Music&Lyrics by Vladimir BOGATOFF

Intro

Verse 1:

Our world is very complex

People everywhere insidious and envious

To survive in it you must be strong

Be resourceful and without principles

Verse 2:

Anything you need, you take by force

Moral principles are for the meek

We are all mortal in this complex world

But there are too many lustful temptations

CHORUS:

Oh, how sweet is this sinful fruit

How I want to taste this inviting maid,

Pure and untarnished, full of life

This fresh and juicy, whole ruddy apple

Verse 3:

I like women, proud and unfree,

Above all else, unyielding virgins

They first must be harnessed by a warrior,

Tempted by a world of debauchery and wars

I am like a hawk who has seen his prey,

Swooping down to take possession her

CHORUS:

Oh, how sweet is this sinful fruit

How I want to taste this inviting maid,

Pure and untarnished, full of life

This fresh and juicy, whole ruddy apple

Inter

CHORUS with modulation:

Oh, how sweet is this sinful fruit

How I want to taste this inviting maid,

Pure and untarnished, full of life

This fresh and juicy, ruddy whole apple

Music&Lyrics by Vladimir BOGATOFF

Maya:

Yes, I know that I live by love

Fulfilling me, heady me like a glass

Of fine, white wine

I believe that my love is strong

A Rose has sharp thorns-she must defend herself

But will not hurt, who gently hug

Adam:

Yes, I know I don't live by love

But woman's love makes me drunk like a glass

Of strong moonshine

I believe that passion is so strong!

A man's embrace doesn’t fear the thorns of a rose

That don’t leave scars like a sharp sword

Maya:

CHORUS:

Passion and Love, they are separate yet one

Like two wings of a bird of happiness

But for a bird without one wing

Clouds and mountains will be unattainable

Maya:

Yes, I know that I live by love

Fulfilling me, heady me like a glass

Of fine, white wine

Adam:

Yes, I know, I don't live by love

But woman's love makes me drunk like a glass

Of strong moonshine

Adam:

CHORUS:

Passion and lust, they are different yet one

Gusts of love isn’t available to me

I’m like a one-winged crow

Soar high and proud only in my dreams

Maya:

CHORUS:

Respect and Love, they must be one!

Like two wings of a bird of happiness

Forever one, forever one,

Forever one, forever as one!

Cut my scarf!

Hit harder! A-a-a-a-a…

Outro

Adam (prose):

Oh, no! What have I done?! Now I will be accused of murder and hanged! It would be better for me to get rid of my lust and pride myself forever!

Music&Lyrics by Vladimir BOGATOFF

Victor:

Darling, who did this?! Why?

Maya:

Honey, don't blame anyone,

I saved my innocence and our love…

Love is stronger than death!

Take me to our Stone, my love!

Victor:

My dear, forgive me for not being able to protect you...

Our love will live in me forever,

Warming our souls in different worlds!

Music&Lyrics by Vladimir BOGATOFF

 Choir&backing vocal:

Turaida Rose, Turaida Rose

Turaida Rose, Turaida Rose

A symbol of Fidelity in Love!

A symbol of Fidelity in Love!

Intro

Verse 1:

It’s not easy living in love

Filled with sincere feelings

Not everyone can withstand

Someone else’s envy and lies

Verse 2:

Love is a crystal ball

In it, life plays with light

It’s like a fairy tale inside

Live in love it’s so fine!

Verse 3:

Crystal is fragile in life

The strong blows from outside

Can destroy his defences

And hurt inside loving hearts

Pre-CHORUS:

How hard it’s to die in your prime

To end a life full of dreams

But remain true to love

Keeping your vow of fidelity

Maya proved to the whole world,

That love can be stronger than death

That honor and dignity

Mean a lot in our life

CHORUS (choir&backing vocal):

Turaida Rose, Turaida Rose

Turaida Rose, Turaida Rose

A symbol of Fidelity in Love!

A symbol of Fidelity in Love!

Inter

2 Verse 1:

Darkness covered the crystal ball

The light began slowly fade

The fairy tale froze inside

It became afraid for love

2 Verse 2:

Evil and violence must be resisted

But it's hard to be alone

Must take the blow yourself

That to save the real love

2 Verse 3 with modulation:

The Guardian’s Sword is a chance

To avoid from human shame

You just need to take a step

To go in beautiful world of eternal love

Pre-CHORUS with modulation:

How hard it’s to die in your prime

To end a life full of dreams

But remain true to love

Keeping your vow of fidelity

Maya proved to the whole world,

That love can be stronger than death

That honor and dignity

Mean a lot in our life

CHORUS with modulation (choir&backing vocal):

Turaida Rose, Turaida Rose

Turaida Rose, Turaida Rose

A symbol of Fidelity in Love!

A symbol of Fidelity in Love!

Victor settled in a small cave, next to Gutman’s cave, where he grew old… Now couples in love who come to the stone find a fresh red rose on it, which, according to legend, is left every Friday by the suffering Victor. To this day, this Stone keeps the feelings of Maya and Victor, and every couple in love can test their feelings by embracing this stone together.

Music&Lyrics by Vladimir BOGATOFF

Greif:

Love your children,

But don’t infringe

On their freedom

Frida:

Don’t let your kids

Repeat your

Life mistakes

Lynette:

Don’t envy

Create your own

Reliable hearth of love

Scudrys:

Don’t be shy your feelings,

Otherwise they

Dissolve in you

Anna:

Don't be haughty

Don't set bar high

In your choise

Adam:

Don't encroach on unfree women,

Don't break it

Someone's fates

Victor:

Take care of your loved ones

Don't leave

Them alone

Maya:

Be happy in your love

Be faithful

to each other!

Narrator:

Pre-CHORUS:

Take care of yourself,

Take care of your loved ones

CHORUS:

Our story from the Middle Ages

A lot has changed since those times

But the character traits of our heroes

Are still relevant today

All Singers:

Pre-CHORUS:

Take care of yourself,

Take care of your loved ones

CHORUS:

Our story from the Middle Ages

A lot has changed since those times

But the character traits of our heroes

Are still relevant in presents days