Olya Lantseva Chuck Owston Native Land (Родная земля)
Olya sings and Chuck plays on this song, written by Dmitri Dubinin to Chuck s original concept. This song is based on the historic figure, Anna Yaroslava (Chuck s 34th great grandmother), daughter of Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Kiev. Anna was married to Henry I, King of France in a marrriage arranged by Yaroslav. The lyrics, in Russian, tell of Anna leaving Kiev behind, preparing to travel to this strange land in the West. She recalls her childhood spent in the land of the Kievan Rus. In the final verse,
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