th ▁century , ▁several ▁record ings ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁Russia : ▁▁ ▁Bro dy aga ▁( From ▁the ▁songs ▁of ▁conv ict s ) ▁performed ▁by ▁N ade zh da ▁P lev it sk aya ▁and ▁released ▁by ▁Path é ▁Records ▁in ▁Moscow , ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁ ▁Bro dy aga ▁( From ▁the ▁songs ▁of ▁conv ict s ) ▁also ▁performed ▁by ▁N ade zh da ▁P lev it sk aya ; ▁Be ka ▁Records , ▁ ▁Moscow , ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁ ▁Bro dy aga ▁( From ▁the ▁songs ▁of ▁conv ict s ), ▁performed ▁by ▁N ina ▁D ul ke v ich ▁( ), ▁Path é ▁Records , ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ 2 1 , ▁ис п . ▁Ни на ▁Ду ль ке вич . ▁ ▁All ▁these ▁releases ▁credit ▁Ivan ▁K ond rat ye v ▁as ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁lyr ics . ▁ ▁L yr ics ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁versions , ▁which ▁differ ▁slightly ▁in ▁words ▁or ▁expressions . ▁Most ▁mus icians ▁o mit ▁some ▁vers es . ▁The ▁following ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁version . ▁ ▁( The ▁vers es ▁in ▁ital ics ▁are ▁those ▁most ▁often ▁omitted ): ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁performances ▁▁ ▁The ▁song ▁remains ▁in ▁the ▁re per toire ▁of ▁various ▁Russian ▁artists . ▁The ▁best ▁known ▁performances ▁include ▁those ▁by : ▁ ▁Py at nit sky ▁Ch oir ▁( numer ous ▁versions ) ▁ ▁The ▁Si ber ian ▁Russian ▁Fol