I'd like to give a little background info for this popular tune. This song is most commonly known as the theme from Tetris. However, it was not originally written for that game and was actually only one of 3 songs that were background music for that game (another was: French Suite No. 3 in B-Minor, BWV 814: Minuet by Johann Sebastian Bach). If you ever pick up the game for the Nintendo Game Boy, this is the music listed as A-type.

From Wikipedia:

"Korobeiniki" (Russian: "Коробе́йники"), also called "Korobeyniki" and "Korobushka", and The Peddlers, is a Russian song based on a poem with the same name written in 1861 by Nikolai Alekseevich Nekrasov and printed in the Sovremennik magazine in 1861. Korobeyniki were peddlers selling fabric, haberdashery, books etc. in pre-revolutionary Russia.

The song quickly acquired the status of a Russian folk song, and is known for its dance-friendly structure and ever-increasing tempo.

Russian

English

Ой полным полна коробушка Есть и ситец и парча. Пожалей, душа-зазнобушка, Молодецкого плеча. Выйду, выйду в рожь высокую, Там до ночки погожу, Как завижу черноокую, Все товары разложу. Цены сам платил немалые, Не торгуйся, не скупись, Подставляй-ка губки алые, Ближе к молодцу садись. Вот уж пала ночь туманная, Ждёт удалый молодец.. Чу, идёт! - пришла желанная, Продаёт товар купец. Катя бережно торгуется, Всё боится передать, Парень с де́вицей целуется, Просит цены набавлять. Знает только ночь глубокая, Как поладили они. Распрямись ты, рожь высокая, Тайну свято сохрани! Ой, легка, легка коробушка, Плеч не режет ремешок! А всего взяла зазнобушка Бирюзовый перстенек.

Oy, the crate is full, full, With chintz and brocade, Come on now my sweetie pie, Have some pity on young man's shoulders! Go out, out into the tall rye! There till nighttime I'll wait, I'll catch sight of my dark-eyed beauty, Then I'll showcase my goods. I myself paid no small prices, So don't skimp or bargain: Bring here your crimson lips, Sit nearer to your beloved! Hazy night has already fallen, A dashing youth—he awaits... Listen, it's her!—she comes as promised Merchant is selling his wares. Katya tenderly haggles, Afraid to pay too much. The youth kisses the maiden, Asking her to raise the price. Only the deep night knows How they came to terms, Straighten up now, tall rye, And keep their secret sacredly! Oy, the crate is light,light Belt is not cutting the shoulder And all my sweetie took a turquoise ring