Russian Soul Ballad, Acoustic Ethno-Folk, Deeply soulful, melancholic, unhurried, intimate. ** ** Male: Mature baritone with a slight rasp, singing softly and heart-wrenchingly (*доверительно*), almost on an exhale. Female: Very tender soprano backing vocals entering from the second verse. She does not sing a full duet, but only wraps around the male voice with long-held vowels ("a-ah"), soft sighs at the end of phrases, creating an echo effect. In the final chorus, they merge in a soft third interval. ** ** Balalaika prima: Plays slowly and stretchy. No fast strums. Only long, vibrating single-note plucks and wide arpeggios. The sound is dry and wooden — as if the instrument is "crying". Button Accordion / Bayan: Stretches the bellows for maximum duration. Uses long, drawn-out chords that moan on inhale and exhale. Fills the space between lines starting from the second verse. Bass: Double bass or Bass balalaika playing one deep note per measure. No drum