the legend of the waves Once Upon a Time in the old days in this very town of novgod there was a young man just a boy he was like you what was his name his name was zanko and he used to walk about in this very Beach playing his guitar all day zanko was very poor he did not have a dime in the world except what the people gave him when he played his guitar for their dancing senko grew up to become a strong and handsome lad but he would never dare to dance with any young girl for he had no money to marry on or take them out for dinners Sanko lived alone with his guitar and made two with half a loaf when he could not get a hole [Music] his guitar and the Sea Sanko loved the sea it happened that one evening a few fishermen asked him to watch their nets for them on the shore while they went off to take their fish to sell them in the Square at novgod zenko sat on the shore on a rock and played his guitar and sang I sing for the oh beautiful sea while I watch you wave wave at me you beautiful see blessed I feel you're here with me and while he was singing he saw a whirlpool in the sea and from it emerged the head of a great man with blue hair and a gold crown he knew that the huge man was the Tsar of the Sea The Little Waves ran from him in all directions as he came striding up out of the water zenko of novgood you have played in sunk many days by the seashore my daughters love your music and it has pleased me too throw out a net into the water and draw it in and the waters will pay you for your singing and if you are satisfied with the payment you must come and play to us down in the Green Palace of the sea with that the tsar of the sea went down again into the Waters of the sea the waves closed over him with a roar well there is no harm in giving it a shot he threw a net out into the sea and then began to draw it up out of the silver water easily the ropes came and the net dripping and glittering in the Moonlight there is nothing in the net at all and then just as the last of the net was coming ashore he saw something in it square and dark he dragged it out and found it was a coffer he opened and it was full of precious stones green red gold gleaming in the light of the Moon he took the Coffer and put it in a safe place all night he sat and watched by the Nets and played and sang in the morning the fisherman came and gave him a full loaf for watching their Nets and that is my last meal as a poor man Sango walked into the city where he sold a few of the stones and with what he got for them he set up a booth in the market Small Things led to great and he was soon one of the richest traders in northgot and now every girl in the town would look sweetly at sadco but despite of his Good Fortune Sanko did not change his love for the volkovski remained unturned every day he would take his guitar and play and sing on the seashore there is no girl in all know of God as pretty as the sea he removed a beautiful necklace from his pocket and threw it into the sea it was a little present for the sea he loved so much one day when he was sailing in a ship on the Caspian Sea there suddenly came a storm this is it the end of us the gods are angry the crew held on to whatever they could and shook in fear zanko however was calm I remember now an old promise I made and it is now time to fulfill it [Music] guitar in his hand he leapt from the ship into the blue Caspian the waves closed over his head and then strangely the storm was over the ship sailed smoothly and came in the end safely to the harbor and what happened to zanko oh zenko senko went down and down and down in the water he came at last to the Bottom of the Sea and there on the bottom of the sea was a Palace built of pink wood zanko entered through the gates of the palace inside there was a great hall and the tsar of the sea lay resting in the hall with his gold crowd on his head and his blue hair floating around him in the water ah zenko you took what the Z gave you but you have been a long time in coming to sing in the Palaces of the sea great SAR forgive Zing now and zanko played on his guitar and sang I sing for the almighty King the tsar of the sea the waves are yours and all the water and the salt and the fish icing for thee and yeah beautiful C we watched its waves it waved at me yeah beautiful sea and I'm grateful to thee I would dance he stood up like a Tall Tree in the hall and began to dance the very bottom of the sea Shook at the dancing of the Trump Mendez song he danced till he was tired and then sat down you have played well and given me pleasure I have three daughters and you shall choose one and marry her and be Prince of the sea with all due respect I don't think there is any lady whom I can love more than I love to see the dog clapped his hands and then there came in the three daughters of the tsar of the sea beautiful they were lovely and graceful Bird's uncle was mesmerized by the youngest she is as pretty as my C she looked at him with eyes that Shone like stars reflected in the sea her hair was dark like the sea at night the Czar of the sea puts xenko's hand in the hand of his youngest daughter and they kissed each other and as they kissed zanko saw a necklace round her neck and knew it for one he had thrown into the sea as a present for the sea and zanko laughed for joy and hugged the youngest daughter of the tsar of the sea and she hugged him back soon they were married and the Czar of the sea laughed at the wedding Feast till the palace Shook and all the fish swam off in all directions and after the feast zanko and his bride went off together to her Palace and before they slept she said oh venko you will not forget me you apply to me sometimes and sing I shall never lose sight of you my pretty one and as for music I will sing and play all the day long that's as maybe saying that she fell asleep zanko fell asleep too in the middle of the night zenko happened to turn in bed and he touched the princess with his left foot and she was cold as ice in January and with that touch of cold he woke and he was lying under the Skies of Knob God by the Sea grandfather what happened to him after that went into the town and became a merchant but I believe that he took his guitar and swam out into the middle of the sea and sank under the water again looking for his little princess they say he found her and live still in the pink palaces of the bottom of the sea and when there are big waves you may know that zenko is playing on guitar and singing and the Czar of the sea is dancing his tremendous dance down there on the bottom causing the waves what do you think happened I too he went back to a princess oh yes and why is that because that has a happy ending and like you say every story needs a happy ending and remember if it's not happy it's not the end foreign [Music]