Oh, Why?

Words by Hadi Taktash

Translated from Tatar into English by Ildar Khannanov

Transcription and arrangement by Ildar Khannanov

Transcribed from the voice of Florida Khannanova

Oh, why? Oh why is your gaze so playful?

Why its glowing light shines into my eyes?

As if dreams and secrets, oh, my snow-white,

drop from your eyelashes into my heart.

Mighty forest gave you all your beauty,

waters of blue lakes have showere’d you.

And when you were sleeping in the forest,

breezes of the dawn were kissing you,

and when you were sleeping in the forest,

comely flowers bent and bowed for you.