Russian folk ballad with a lilting 6/8 feel, acoustic guitar and soft bayan pulse; verse opens sparse with solo voice and fingerpicked strings, pre-chorus thins to hush and hand percussion, chorus blooms with female and male unison doubles and airy group hums. Add reed flute swells between lines, a short rain-stick shimmer before each chorus, and a warm, rustic mix that feels close-mic and open-air., folk