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A special gift for Михаил
Михаил
Named for his great-grandfather
Имя прадеда
The Great-Grandfather's Name
Classical-style
Strings and piano behind a clear, unhurried voice - closer to an art song than a pop song.
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OriginalTranslation
Миша имя это староеMisha this name is an old oneПрадед твой его носилYour great-grandfather carried itБыл высок и очень тихийHe was tall and very quietИ почти не говорилAnd hardly ever spokeОн построил этот дом нашHe built this house of oursИ деревья посадилAnd planted the treesОн не знал что будет МишаHe did not know there would be a MishaЧерез восемьдесят летEighty years laterОн оставил эти стеныHe left behind these wallsИ на стенах тёплый светAnd warm light on the wallsИмя ждало в старой книгеThe name waited in an old bookИ теперь на нём твой следAnd now your mark is on itМихаил такое имяMikhail a name like thisЧерез годы к нам пришлоCame down to us through the yearsМихаил такое имяMikhail a name like thisИ тебе с ним повезлоAnd you are lucky to have itТы подрастёшь и однаждыYou will grow up and one dayКто-то спросит отчегоSomebody will ask you whyТы ответишь был прадедYou will answer there was a great-grandfatherИ расскажешь про негоAnd you will tell them about himМожет тоже будешь строитьPerhaps you will build something tooДом для сына своегоA house for a son of your ownМихаил такое имяMikhail a name like thisЧерез годы к нам пришлоCame down to us through the yearsМихаил такое имяMikhail a name like thisИ тебе с ним повезлоAnd you are lucky to have it
Classical-style
Russian
The story behind this song
He was given his great-grandfather's name, one more Mikhail added to a line that stretches back generations.
Why this moment matters
A name passed down across that many generations turns an ordinary introduction into a small piece of family history every time it's said.