Artists
Musicians featured in this piece are:
Annie Haslam – lead vocals and wordless vocals
Michael Dunford – acoustic guitar
John Tout – piano, harpsichord and keyboards
Jon Camp – bass guitar and Rickenbacker bass
Terry Sullivan – drums and percussion
The music was composed by Michael Dunford and John Tout. Lyrics were written by Betty Thatcher, inspired by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich and his forced exile from the Soviet Union in 1974. Orchestral arrangements by Dick Plant. Produced by Renaissance and Dick Plant, recorded 1974.
Renaissance – Mother Russia Lyrics
Pays the price, works the seasons through
Frozen days, he thinks of you
Cold as ice but he burns for you
Mother Russia, can’t you hear him too?
Mother’s son, freedom’s overdue
Lonely man, he thinks of you
He isn’t done, only lives for you
Mother Russia, can’t you hear him too?
Punished for his written thoughts, starving for his fame
Working blindly, building blocks, number for a name
His blood flows, frozen to the snow
Red blood, white snow
He knows frozen rivers won’t flow
So cold, so true
Mother Russia – he cries for you
Ooh ooh…
Punished for his written thoughts, starving for his fame
Working blindly, building blocks, number for a name
His blood flows, frozen to the snow
Red blood, white snow
He knows frozen rivers won’t flow
So cold, so true
Mother Russia – he cries for you!
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