Sun symbol
We have become so accustomed to the idea that the main symbol of Maslenitsa is the pancake that we often don’t even think about why this is so? There are several versions of the explanation for this fact. According to the first, a golden ruddy round pancake is associated with the sun, which will mark the arrival of spring. This tradition began in pagan times, when the Maslenitsa holiday was timed to coincide with the spring equinox.
But there is another, less popular version. It has become less widespread, but in vain. After all, this version has absolutely real grounds. Pancakes have long been served at funeral dinners. They were used to commemorate dead ancestors. According to an ancient legend, “heavenly fire” awaited all the dead, and it was this that our ancestors associated with pancakes. This is where the tradition of giving the first pancake baked on the first day of Maslenitsa week to commemorate the departed began. And although both versions are not unfounded, our people liked the first one more. Therefore, it is generally accepted that the main symbol of Maslenitsa is a golden pancake, symbolizing our sun and signifying the victory of spring over winter.
Children's songs for Maslenitsa Russian folk songs, texts and notes
Children, as a rule, willingly take part in seeing off winter. And how can you resist here when everyone is singing, dancing and eating pancakes? Be sure to invite your child to become part of this fun and tell them about the features of each day of Maslenitsa week. It is very interesting!
By the way, the best way to get acquainted with national culture is through folklore. Musical works dedicated to specific dates and events cope well with this task. Here we have selected Russian folk children's songs for Maslenitsa with lyrics and notes. Learn them with your children.
Texts and notes of children's Maslenitsa songs
“And we were waiting for Maslenitsa”
And we are waiting for Maslenitsa, wow! Let's see the beautiful spring, wow! Oh okay, okay, we'll see, Oh okay, okay, we'll see!
Our annual Maslenitsa, wow! She's a dear guest, wow! Oh ladoo-ladoo, darling, oh ladoo-ladoo, dear!
She doesn’t walk on foot, wow! Everything is driving around in C grade, wow! Oh okay, okay, he's driving around, Oh, okay, okay, he's driving around!
Her horses are black, wow! Her servants are young, wow! Oh ladoo-ladoo, young people, Oh ladoo-ladoo, young people!
They are seeing off the winter, wow! And they treat spring to pancakes, wow! Oh ladoo-ladoo, they're treating me, Oh ladoo-ladoo, they're treating me!
"Goodbye Maslenitsa"
Farewell, farewell, Our Maslenitsa! Farewell, farewell, Our broad one!
You came with goodness: Cheese, butter and eggs, With pancakes, with pies, Yes with pancakes.
Oiled pancakes, oiled Shangi. We ride from the mountain from dawn to dusk.
And today on Sunday our fun will end, goodbye, goodbye to our Maslenitsa!
“Oh, Maslenitsa, you are beautiful”
We welcome the red spring, invite the sun to visit us, celebrate a glorious holiday and bake pancakes in the morning!
Oh, Maslenitsa, you are so beautiful. The bells are ringing. All the dancers are great!
We'll ride down the hill, we'll dance merrily! You can sing, joke, laugh and play on the sleigh train!
Oh, Maslenitsa, you are so beautiful. The bells are ringing. All the dancers are great!
Guests, sing with us. The sun will come out soon. Stomp your feet. The holiday will be more fun!
Oh, Maslenitsa, you are so beautiful. The bells are ringing. All the dancers are great!
“And we meet Maslenka”
And we meet an oil can. We pour butter on the cheese, pour it on, pour it on.
We'll cover the mountain with pancakes. pour oil on top. We water, we water.
And our mothers call us home, And our mothers call us home. They call home, they call home.
We don't want to go home, we want to go for a ride. Take a ride, take a ride. Wow!
“I got up early”
How I got up early and cleaned up quickly: Chorus: Maslenitsa came to us, brought pancakes and butter!
How I stood by the hot oven, Baked pretzels and rolls, Chorus: the same
With rolls of pancakes - shanezhki For my dear friend Vanyushka! Chorus: the same
Oh, girlfriends, get ready, dress up in sundresses. Chorus: the same
We will dance together, We must also spend the winter! Chorus: the same
Quatrains for Maslenitsa
Wide-faced Maslenitsa, We boast about you, We ride in the mountains, We overeat on pancakes!
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Maslenitsa, Maslenitsa, What have you brought to: Until Lent, There is not a piece of bread, You gave a radish tail, For Lent.
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I wish you to sit down at the table, eat pancakes with caviar, burn your woman, spend the winter, forgive me on the day of forgiveness.
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Maslenitsa has arrived! Madam-Boyarina Maslenitsa! With cheese, butter, and pancake, And rosy pie!
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Maslenitsa has come to us, brought joy to people, Well, we will come with pancakes, to celebrate the holiday with you!
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Ah, Maslenitsa, the deceiver, Brought to the point of fasting - She ran away. Maslenitsa, come back, show up for the New Year!
Oh, Pancakes...
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Oh, my pancakes, my pancakes, you, my pancakes. I baked pancakes on four sides. Nobody takes pancakes, Nobody takes them for free. Only the gray pig sniffed and passed. A fire is burning across the river, The pig's stomach hurts. Across the river the fire went out, and the pig's belly was swollen. My heart and liver hurt, A girl lives across the river. If only there was a boat, I would move there. Rita-rita-rita-ta, A cat married a cat. For Kot-Kotovich, For Pyotr Petrovich The cat had a dashing stepmother. She beat the cat and said: On your dad, on your back paw. Eat the cat, don’t drag it, Dad, don’t ask for more! Eat!
Songs for children and parents for Maslenitsa with words and music
When you come to a folk festival, it is difficult to stay away. Either you yourself will want to take part in the fun, or other participants in the holiday will be drawn into the round dance. And why sit back when you can get such a positive charge?
And at some organized events, prizes are also given out to the winners of competitions. Don't be afraid to express yourself! Try learning a traditional Maslenitsa song using the options below with words and music for children and parents.
We specially selected short couplets so that we could prepare the day before. But for those who plan to show a full-fledged performance, there will also be songs for Maslenitsa for children and parents.
Texts and notes of songs for Maslenitsa for children and parents
“Maslenitsa is coming”
Dear Maslenitsa is coming, Our annual guest, Yes, on painted sleighs, Yes, on black horses, Maslenitsa lives for seven days, Stays for seven years.
"Maslenitsa-Polyzukha"
Maclenica polysuchus! She licked the children, And herself - on the fence, She licked the cheese and butter, And she herself went out.
“Oh, Maslenitsa, reach out”
Oh, Maslenitsa, reach out! You cling to the oak tree, to the deck! Oh, they said - our Maslenitsa is seven years old, And in total Maslenitsa has seven days. Oh, Maslenitsa is a deceiver! She deceived me, cheated her, and didn’t let her have fun!
"Wide Maslenitsa"
Wide Maslenitsa, We boast about you, We ride in the mountains, We overeat on pancakes!
"I'm sowing and blowing snow"
I sow a snowball onto a silk bed. Let's snow revenge, Let's create dough.
I sow a snowball onto a silk bed. We'll bake pancakes and bring them to Maslenitsa.
Help yourself, Oil Can, help yourself. Be kind, winter, try the blink.
Be kind, winter, try the blink. Bring down Santa Claus and treat him.
So that he remembers and knows, He recognizes us in winter. He recognized us in winter, but didn’t pester us too much.
Great poems for Maslenitsa
Since ancient times, the Sun Festival has been rushing to us. He is one of the earliest to look out the windows on a spring day. This is Maslenitsa rushing along the streets of our native ones. The whole village drinks and walks, eats pancakes in large pieces: with sour cream and nardek, with fish, meat and caviar. The holiday becomes wider with every century, Don't call it a game. Monday is the day for meeting, everyone goes to visit friends. And on Tuesday there are songs and dances. The name of the day is to play. On Wednesday, the table is bursting with treats: eat, drink, Cossack! And on Thursday is the day of reconciliation... “Mother-in-law’s day” is what it’s called. The mother-in-law makes peace with her daughter-in-law, the mother-in-law shakes hands with her son-in-law. The godfather forgot the disputes with the godfather, everyone invites you to visit him. Girls lead round dances, guys ride on sleighs. From the snowy ravine they rush down the hills on their feet. The brave Cossack constable is calling for a game. Early in the morning he, the crafty one, stuck vines into a snowdrift. On hot horses the Cossacks cut Her down: At a gallop, at full saber, the Donetsk people cut Her down. On the side of the important Cossack women, restless apricots. They throw scarves into the snow - Let the rider pick it up... Well, on Friday there’s a party, There’s a feast in the streets. Ataman's treat... People are rushing to the tables. The hot pancakes make it hot, The copper samovar puffs. Everyone is cheerful without a gift. The troika is flying noisily. Mummered horses gallop, Moaning runners, songs, laughter. Cossacks dance to a tambourine, Old people are the happiest of all. Saturday is majestically called Gatherings. They lead round dances with songs, They go on visits endlessly. Sunday is the day of farewell, Farewell to the gray winter. In every house there is kissing, a year to wait for a new Maslena. The bells are ringing, calling everyone to matins. Young and old know: Tomorrow the fast will come to homes. After the service, all the Cossacks will come out into the field with a bow. They will look up to the Sun in prayer And ask like a human: - Red Sun, be generous, Warm the seeds in the field! Be, Lord, merciful to us: Rain the fields on the Earth. The fun continues until dark, the people are treated to food, until the first star, so that everyone can eat in advance.
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We are waiting for you at Maslenitsa! We'll meet you with butter pancakes, cheese, honey, kalach and cabbage pie. Great Lent awaits us all, Eat for future use, people! Walk all week, eat up all your supplies. And the Day of Forgiveness will come, We are not too lazy to bow down, Come on Sunday - We will ask for forgiveness, So that all sins can be removed from the soul, We will meet fasting with a pure heart. Let's seal our friendship with a kiss, Even though we're not fighting anyway: After all, on Maslenitsa you need to Strengthen your friendship with love. Come visit us, we will be glad to have guests!
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Wide Maslenitsa - Cheese Week! You came dressed up to greet us in Spring. We will bake pancakes and have fun all week, To drive the cold winter out of the house!
Morning... MONDAY... The “MEETING” is coming. Bright sleds slide down the hills. All day fun. Evening comes... Having skated to their heart's content, they eat all the pancakes.
“PLAYING” carefree is a joy for TUESDAY. Everyone went out for a walk and frolic, as one! Games and fun, and for them - a reward: A rich and golden Pancake week pancake!
Here WEDNESDAY comes up - it’s called “Gourmet”. Every housewife casts a spell at the stove. Kulebyaki, cheesecakes - they succeed in everything. Pies and pancakes - everything is on the table!
And on THURSDAY - the free “RAZGULAY” comes. Ice fortresses, snow fights... Troikas with bells enter the fields. Guys are looking for girls - their betrothed.
FRIDAY has arrived - “EVENINGS AT THE MOTHER-IN-LAW”... The mother-in-law invites her son-in-law for pancakes! We ate it with caviar and salmon, maybe a little simpler. We ate it with sour cream, honey, and butter.
SATURDAY is approaching - “SISTER-IN-LAW'S TREAT”. All the relatives meet and dance in a circle. The holiday continues, general fun. A nice farewell to Zimushka!
Bright SUNDAY is coming quickly. Everyone eases the soul on “FORGIVEN DAY.” The straw effigy - Zimushka - is burned, dressed in a sheepskin coat, felt boots, a belt...
The fair crowns the magnificent festivities. Goodbye, Maslenitsa, come again! In a year we will meet Beauty again. Let's celebrate again and serve pancakes!
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The annual Maslenitsa has arrived, our dear guest! She doesn’t come to us on foot, everyone comes on horseback. Her horses are black, They have golden manes, And their sleighs are painted. Maslenitsa is walking on the ice, carrying a frying pan of pancakes. Take the young - Take it apart one by one! Maslenitsa, climb the hill, Call the clear dawn to us. And at dawn - a nightingale, For a day, for a week. Maslenitsa Proskovey, Come to us as soon as possible. And Maslenitsa is a pale leg, stretch out at least a little - at least for a week, at least for a day, at least for a day, at least for an hour. Oh, Maslenitsa-wry neck, We'll see you well!
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Today we rejoice - Today it is farewell to winter, With pies and pancakes, In the noise of sweet chaos. The sleds are flying down the hill, the girls' eyes are burning, songs, dances and festivities have been going on for days in a row. This is Maslenitsa, the Miracle is Maslenitsa. We sincerely congratulate you and cordially invite you: Leave all your worries behind, Come visit, Directly to our porch, Come to us for Maslenitsa.
Mother Spring is coming
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Mother Spring is coming, open the gates! The first March came, saw all the children, And behind him - and April opened the window and the door. And when May came, walk as much as you want! Mother Spring walks alone through the fields and forests. The first time we say goodbye, the second time it is forbidden, and the third time we won’t let you through!
Happy Maslenitsa to everyone!
Modern children's songs for Maslenitsa for school and kindergarten
And the next selection of children's songs for Maslenitsa consists of modern compositions for school and kindergarten. What makes them special? Firstly, there are almost no archaisms or incomprehensible words in the texts.
Secondly, all the rhymes are quite simple. Third, the verses and choruses contain a lot of repetition. Such works are easy to remember, and even the longest of the Maslenitsa songs can be memorized by preschoolers.
Parents can also take part in preparing for the matinee. Help your child choose a suitable modern song for Maslenitsa and start rehearsing.
Lyrics of modern songs about Maslenitsa for children
*** We greet Spring with crispy pancakes, we burn the effigy of Winter, we sing in a round dance.
Hello, dear Spring, We are neighbors with you. Hello, Red Spring, We greet you! Hello, Red Spring, We welcome you!
We will glorify Spring with fragrant pancakes. Everything in nature comes to life, the cunning sun blinks.
I'll warm you up more - A stream will run down the mountain. I will rise higher, Hello, Red Spring! I will rise higher, Hello, Red Spring!
*** My girlfriend and I were invited to a fun holiday. We took part in quizzes and crossword puzzles. And when we got hungry, what did we see? How did your favorite pancakes appear on sale?
Chorus: Pancakes, pancakes, good pancakes Pancakes, pancakes, nice pancakes Pancakes, pancakes, golden pancakes With butter, honey and strawberries, and even with bananas.
I remembered this day with my girlfriend. Time flew by quickly, we were not bored. And we really liked everything about this holiday. Because they sold pancakes and butter.
Chorus.
We led round dances, played streams, accordionists played merrily for the people, everyone looked at the tables and clapped their hands, and when they finished playing, they devoured all the pancakes.
Chorus.
*** Oh, the girls went, they found Piglet. They made a wish, threw it, the wind clouds disappeared. Sparrows, rooks - The sun came out of the oven, It melted, it got hot, The bad weather carried away.
Grandfather, get up from the stove, and be silent, don’t grumble. Place the dough on bricks and bake some rolls. Let's invite guests from all the volosts, don't spare the oil, there will be a lot of people.
Spring is coming, bringing warmth. A ray of sun appeared from behind the winter clouds. It’s beautiful in spring and bright in winter. This square is crowded. All the kids have gathered.
The pancakes are delicious, the Kalachis are good. The girls dance in a round dance right at the gates, the name is Maslenitsa, Beauty. Come and stay. We will love you.
Maslenitsa, you are beautiful (repeat 4 times) Say goodbye to winter, goodbye.
*** From time immemorial there has been such a ritual, It is still observed: In order to quickly meet spring, Maslenitsa day is appointed. Only the month of March will be at the gates, And a cheerful holiday is calling. We will eat pancakes with butter to hasten the arrival of spring.
Chorus. Maslenitsa, Maslenitsa, Look how hard they are trying for you! Maslenitsa, Maslenitsa, you and I have fun walking! Maslenitsa, Maslenitsa, You are a gift of spring and a mischief-maker! Maslenitsa, Maslenitsa, Spring is in no hurry, just teasing.
And while the snow has not yet melted, everyone can ride down the hill, and then, to the general cheerful laughter, climb up the pillars. There's a rooster sitting on the top, Too high, it's breathtaking! It’s better that we take a pancake and all sing together merrily.
Chorus.
To prevent February from returning again, the Effigy of Winter must be set on fire. The fire will drive away the cold, Maslenitsa should help us!
Chorus.
Song: Broad Maslenitsa
I'll amuse my mistress - I'll take the balalaika in my hand... Wide Maslenitsa? What did you come with? With joy, yes with joy, And with all sorts of sweets, With pies, with pancakes, and with hot pancakes, With buffoons and horn players, With dudar and with bagpipes, With barley beer. With holy honeys... Wide Maslenitsa! Why did you come? Play, have fun with the young, with the pullets, ride and have fun with the Valdai bells... Wide Maslenitsa! What will you leave with? Great is my farewell - They will lead me out of the city On a straw sleigh Yes with a wet team... Great is my farewell - With a towed beard, With a hangover head, With drenched caftans And with broken noses... Wide Maslenitsa!
Song: Maslenitsa
New Year - New Year! Come out into the streets people! The cold winter is behind us, Spring has called us to a holiday! The sun begins a new circle and warms everything around with warmth. Wake up, shaggy one, from sleep, wonderful spring has come again! We'll weave ribbons into braids and bake rosy pancakes. Grind your arrows, well done, and fire fireworks into the sky, in honor of Spring! Congratulate your brothers and sisters, Yes, throw the old into the fire. Wheels burning from the mountain - Paths for spring for streams, Come out into the streets people! Start a spring round dance! Let the bells ring with joy on frisky horses in honor of Spring! New Year - New Year! Come out into the streets people! Let the Soul rejoice and sing! Children of the Sun! Spring is calling everyone!
*** Wide Maslenitsa! We boast about you, we go on roller coaster rides, we overeat on pancakes. Hey, Maslenitsa Kuroseika, give us a good ride! - Oil can, Oil can, haven’t you seen Gorasenka? - And Goraska in a red hat on a little black horse, waves her whip, and the horse dances under him. Like during Shrovetide Week, pancakes were flying out of the oven, and cheese, and cottage cheese - Everything was flying over the threshold. We had fun! You will get it too!
Maslenitsa, I'm Walking
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Maslenitsa, I'm walking! Oh, I'm walking, Lyuli, I'm walking. I'm walking, I don't lose heart, Oh, I don't lose heart, Lyuli, I don't lose heart.
Maslenitsa, wry neck! Oh, torticollis, lyuli, torticollis! Let's see you off well! Oh, good, Lyuli, good!
Oh, buttery, oh, little fat, oh! Pokurguzka, lyuli, pokurguzka! Let's see you off, oh, it's going to get heavy, oh! It will become heavy, Lyuli, it will become heavy.
Oh, oily, oh, Canada, oh! Canada, people, Canada! Stretch yourself, oh, at least to the point of your spirit, oh! At least to the spirit, Lyuli, at least to the spirit.
Oh, buttery, oh, deceiver, oh! Deceiver, lyuli, deceiver! We'll give you, oh, for a monk, oh! For the monk, Lyuli, for the monk.
Oh, olive, oh, polysukha, oh! Polyzuha, lyuli, polysuha! She licked it, oh, chicken eggs, oh! Chicken eggs, lyuli, chicken eggs.
Oh, olive, oh, polysukha, oh! Polyzuha, lyuli, polysuha! I licked the cheese and butter, oh! Cheese and butter, lyuli, cheese and butter.
Cheese and butter, oh, chicken eggs, oh! Chicken eggs, lyuli, chicken eggs! Oh, chicken eggs, oh, and loaf, oh! Karavaets, lyuli, karavaets.
Congratulations on Maslenitsa
We congratulate you on the tender Maslenitsa, the time has come for pies to reign. A farewell to winter cannot be enjoyed without pancakes. We invite you to song, to jokes, to joy!
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I wish you, my friend, a Mountain of pancakes with caviar, Happy Maslenitsa! Have fun, dance and sing!
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Happy Maslenitsa! I wish you happiness and goodness! Always be like a delicious pancake - Round, fresh, hot, loved!
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A mischievous, cheerful holiday, the rebirth of the Sun, good luck to you, a sea of happiness, Our congratulations!
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We sincerely congratulate you and cordially invite you: Leave all your worries behind, Come visit, Directly to our porch To us for Maslenitsa. See for yourself: We’ll treat you to pancakes, crumpets on sour cream, fluffy pies, we’ll wave to February, we’ll say “hello” to March.
And We Celebrated Maslyanitsa...
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And we saw off Maslyanitsa, we saw off our darling, we lost, we lost And we buried in a hole, we buried And we trampled on the hole, trampled on Lie down, Maslanitsa, all year long, all year long In a year we will dig you up, we will dig you up And we will roll you back, we will roll you out You are Maslanitsa, torticollis, torticollis We will give you a good, good show.
