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Buranovskiye Babushki

Buranovskiye Babushki are a group of "grannies" from Udmurtia, a republic between the Kama and Vyatka rivers in Russia. In March, they won the Russian national final against several stars including the former Eurovision winner Dima Bilan, and now they will try to conquer Europe with their unique style.

Buranovskiye Babushki („Buranovo Grannies“) is a folk group from the village of Buranovo in Malopurginsky area in the Udmurt Republic, Russian Federation. The eldest member of the group is 76 years old, 77 in the autumn.

Buranovskiye Babushki became known in 2008, when a television report about them was shown in the news programme of the television channel “Russia”. They have been covering Russian and Western popular songs by Aquarium, Kino, The Beatles, Queen, and Shocking Blue. These covers were sung in Udmurt, citing folk music influences.

Later Buranovskiye Babushki came surprisingly third in the Russian Eurovision qualifying contest in 2010. Afterwards they took part in a large number of television shows and concerts including a special performance at the open air festival “Rock above Volga” with more than 200,000 fans. They performed on the same stage with Jose Carreras and Emir Kusturica, and toured through Estonia and France.

Music video

Live performance

Lyrics of Party For Everybody

Ӝӧккышет тӧдьы вӧлдӥсько, пиосме возьмасько.
Котэм нянь буй-буй ик будэ, сюлэмы небӟе.

Party for everybody! Dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and… Boom! Boom!

Корка тыр ик нылпиосы, бертӥзы мусоосы.
Корка тыр ик нылпиосы, бертӥзы мусоосы.
Вож дэремме дӥсяло но, тӧдь кышетме мон кертто,
Вож дэремме дӥсяло но, эктыны пото.

Кырӟалом жон-жон-жон,
Эктом ми куаж-куаж али.
Кырӟалом жон-жон-жон
Ваньмы ӵошен.

Party for everybody! Dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and …
Party for everybody! Dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and… Boom! Boom!

Коӵыше но шумпотэ но, пуные но шумпотэ.
Коӵыше но шумпотэ но, пуные но шумпотэ.
Мылы-кыды капчия но, шумпотонэн пачылме,
Мылы-кыды капчия но, шумпотонэ но.

Кырӟалом жон-жон-жон,
Эктом ми куаж-куаж али.
Кырӟалом жон-жон-жон
Ваньмы ӵошен.

Party for everybody! Dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and …
Party for everybody! Dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and… Boom! Boom!


Party for everybody! Dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and …
Party for everybody! Dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and… Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Dance!
I will be putting a white tablecloth,
I will be waiting for kids coming back home.
The dough is rising joyously.
And my heart is cheering.

Party for everybody! Dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and… Boom! Boom!

The house is full of kids, the relatives have come.
I am going to put on my green dress,
I am going to tie a white head cloth.
And I am going to dance.

We are singing extremely strongly.
We are dancing soulful, so soulful!
We are singing extremely strongly,
Because we are together!

Party for everybody! Dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and …
Party for everybody! Dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and… Boom! Boom!

And my cat is happy, and my dog is happy!
And my cat is happy, and my dog is happy!
The happiness is overflowing!
Oh joy!

We are singing extremely strongly.
We are dancing soulful, so soulful!
We are singing extremely strongly,
Because we are together!

Party for everybody! Dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and …
Party for everybody! Dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and… Boom! Boom!

Party for everybody! Dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and …
Party for everybody! Dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and… Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Dance!
J’étends une nappe blanche, j’attends mes enfants
La pâte lève vite
Et mon coeur est plein de joie.

La fête pour tous, dansez!
Venez et dansez!

La maison est pleine, mes enfants sont arrivés
J’ai mis ma robe verte et mon foulard blanc.
Je vais danser.

Nous chantons très-très fort.
Nous dansons de toutes nos âmes.
Nous chantons très-très fort
Par ce que nous sommes ensembles!

Mon chat est joyeux, et mon chien est joyeux
Le bonheur deborde.
C’est la joie!