1968 - LITHUANIAN BIG-BEAT / Eglutės ft. Vytautas Petrušonis - Ateisiu, Mergužėle, Ateisiu

Now this is probably one of the very first Western sounding Big Beat songs recorded in the Soviet Union. It comes as a no surprise provided the song was recorded in Lithuania - one of the three USSR’s Western “socialism storefronts”, along with two other Baltic states, Latvia and Estonia, that were annexed by the Soviet Union in 1939, due to the Molotov - Ribbentrop pact.
Girl band “Eglutės”, founded in 1968 in Kaunas, has recorded this traditional folk song - “Ateisiu, Mergužėle, Ateisiu” (“I’ll Come Girl, I’ll Come” in Lithuanian) in 1968, at one of the state radio recording studios either in Vilnius or in Riga. The song features vocals by Rasa Matukonytė and guest star, Vytautas Petrušonis.
The footage consists of excerpts from the movie called “Birželis, vasaros pradžia“, released by Lietuvos Kino Studija in 1969. In fact, “Ateisiu, Mergužėle, Ateisiu” was included into the movie’s soundtrack and Petrušonis was invited to film in this school senior prom scene, so it is one of his rare media appearances in late 1960s - early 1970s that has been preserved.
“Birželis, vasaros pradžia“ (“June, the Beginning of Summer”) was filmed by Raimondas Vabalas and released in 1969. According to the official release, the movie portrays “the daily life of a provincial Lithuanian town in the 1960s - from preparations for two early summer events, dramas emerge in the life of each of the characters, who are forced to deal with conundrums”. The lead is played by the Soviet Lithuanian movie star Juozas Budraitis, as well as Audris Chadaravicius, Povilas Gaidys, Aldona Jodkaite and Danute Juronyte.
This movie is available to watch at Kinofondas.lt - www.kinofondas...
Provided with English transcription in the subtitles
Lyrics in Lithuanuan:
Ateisiu, mergužėle, ateisiu
Ateisiu, kai saulutė nusileis
Tu palauki, mergužėle, žaliam rūtelių daržely
Ateisiu, kai saulutė nusileis
Laukdama tu dainelę padainuok
Skink gėles ir alyvų šakeles
Kad naktelę neprailgtų ir dainelę nenutiltų
Laukdama tu dainelę padainuok
Ateisu, ezerelio kranteliu
Ateisu, žalių pievų takeliu
Girdžiu skambančią dainelę
Matau laukinčią mergelę
Kaip gražu, saulė leidžias pamažu
Ta daina man jan žinoma seniai
Dainavau aš ją vienas vakarais
O dabar dainuosim dviese šią naktelę
Aiškią, šviesią, kaip gražu, saulė leidžias pamažu
Paslaptis ir praėjo štai naktis
Ir nutilo dainužėlė, ir nurimo mergužėlė
Kaip gražu, saulė teka pamažu
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