Google translates Yanka Dyagileva’s song title “Печаль моя светла” as “grief washing is light”. I doubt that correctly reaches the true essence of the Russian phrase’s meaning, but the song is utterly beautiful. Combining the folk music, with a punk wein running through it, the deceased Yanka (she killed herself by committing suicide in a river) song, despite lasting a little over 70 seconds long, slips into the soul and remains emanantly re-listenable. It’s a great song, and Yanka’s collection of music shines through, even online. Folk punk needs to be re-discovered and popularised.

If you wish to read more about the poor deceased Yanka Dyagileva do try Marc Bennets’ “Deeper Than Oil: Yanka - The Tale of a Siberian Punk”.

RIP Yanka Dyagileva

And long live folk punk.