Russian chanson, folk ballad, 72 BPM, 6/8 sway, warm contralto, intimate close-mic, tape-saturated mono, room reverb, accordion drones, balalaika tremolo, brushed snare, upright bass, celesta counterline, nylon guitar arpeggios, sustained violin, lullaby cadence, chorus-first hook, verse to chorus, autumn dusk, Russian winter folk