A classic, soulful Russian chanson (blatnaya pesnya). The sound is intimate, dark, and streetwise. The male vocals are rough, smoky, and deeply emotional, sung close to the mic with a sense of lived-in pain and quiet desperation. The delivery is conversational, with cracked notes on the most painful lines. The piano or accordion provides the simple, heart-wrenching harmonic foundation. The violin acts as the singer's second voice, echoing his sorrow between phrases, especially in the instrumenta