"The River "........This is an old ritual song about an orphan bride. The girl has no parents. The river was considered the boundary between the world of the living and the dead. She goes to the river and asks for the blessing of marriage.........this performance is especially poignant, as Diana was abandoned as a child and raised in a Russian orphanage ........Her adoptive Mum used singing and voice lessons to help Diana overcome the trauma of her earliest years.......Diana is a natural Contralto which, as you know, is the lowest female vocalist's register....this performance alone should make us all recognize and appreciate the talent of performers from the "world music" genre

lmfao I lost at the "horrifying part" 🤣 hahHahaha your reaction was the best! made my day! 😂

Фантастическое выступление Дианы! Необычная и нестандартная реакция! Лайк! Fantastic performance of Diana! Unusual and non-standard reaction! Like it!

dear Emy ,don't be afraid, Diana,she is very kind and good girl,just a very difficult song,this song - is the song of the orphan bride,who have no parents who could give her blessing on the wedding day,so she goes to the river as the border between the world of the living and the dead, and asking the blessing of his departed mother and that it corresponds to across the river...this is a very old folk ritual song...listening to Diana,be prepared to be surprised,even if you know how she sings...

Diana is super !

Yes that is mom, Diana was adopted.

Вообще-то, это русская народная песня Песня "Ты река ли моя, реченька" одна из самых широко распространенных свадебных песен, известных на огромной территории России. По сути это разговор главной героини и образа-реки. Существует около 30 вариантов этой песни, но основой содержания каждого из вариантов являются горестные обращения невесты-сироты к умершим родителям, выспрашивание у них "благословения" и "снаряжения" на брак, в семью к чужим людям. Песня исполнялась в различные моменты обряда. В основном на просватаньи, на девичнике, при отъезде к венцу. С первого же эмоционального обращения к реке, с фиксации ее необычного состояния - «не колыбнешься», песня намечает тревожно-грустный характер всех последующих картин, подчеркивает душевное состояние главной героини, которая «не улыбнется». Существуют и другие варианты этой песни, где героиня обращается к своим братьям, и даже к родителям с призывом вернуться на землю в образе птицы в родной дом.

My understanding is that this song is based on a old Russian tradition that the river is the border between the living and the dead. The subject of the song is a young girl whos mother died and left her with strangers. They are now giving her in marriage to someone she does not care for and she has came to the river to ask her mother's' spirit what she should do. The spooky voice was that of her mothers spirit telling her she was there.

In this song, she is 14 years old

Diana👍👍👍

Hooray! Our "Peligrinchik" is back! Yes! And with the reaction to young Diana! Love it! Missed you, do not disappear for so long :)

The sheer amount of you commenting "cool" to make fun of me is cracking me up , please keep coming at me with the "cool" comments 😂😂💙

It was uneasy moment when counter stops at 19 and it feels like it's no place for another "cool". But you found a spot for it and reached 20. You did it! Congrats!

3:40 😂😂😂 it was just "why aren't you smiling?" by whisper words. Brilliant reaction!

Answers to your questions :) - "And they all said yes, they all want her," "What's that like?" (Are you kidding me? Everyone wants you! :) - "i'm assume that mom" (Yes, this is Irina Ponik, Diana’s mother, Irina adopted Diana when she was five years old.)

Спасибо за обращение к творчеству Дианы!!! 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 Диана уникальна и неповторима!!! Мини-спектакль АРТИСТА!!! Браво ДИАНА!!! 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷💓💓💓💓💓

Do you know you are the ONLY vocal coach who can mimic any sound pitch perfect 💪🏻 flip to falsetto, growl, etc. this makes you special where all other coaches only just pushing piano keys to confirm the note 😇 great react as usual 😉 keep em coming pls.

Always love hearing Dian; I believe that lady is her adoptive mother.

OMG you reacted to it!

Love Emi's reactions! Nice'n'crazy

we are glad you are back! ) Diana had a hard childhood but thanks to her foster mother Irina Ponik ( you could see her on the video ) everything has changed for the better! so she can translate the soul of the songs and we can get all wonderful emotions! thanks for your reaction! like!

Diana was accepted by this woman . She worked as a masseuse in an orphanage. There she saw Diana . Diana's dream is for all children to have parents . "In the song," she says.. literally,.I have no father or mother 5: 13

Her stage presence has always been sublime...just a stage animal from an early age.

When she sings I feel like she is casting a spell....and I’m living for it!!

Emi Peligrlno❤️🇺🇲 Diana ❤️🇷🇺

you had me with the very cool counter. lol

Thank you! This was great 💕

Just have to say that you are as beautiful as ever, so don't fret over how you think you look. Also really glad you are back doing reactions to this young lady.

It was very interesting to watch this reaction, thank you!)))

Dear Emi, after her birth mother severely abused her until age 5 & her family took her to an orphanage, the woman you saw adopted her and got her voice lessons. You are being too hard on yourself, your hair is always beautiful. I wish mine always looked as good as yours. I have long natural blond hair & I can't bring myself to color it like you do. IF you get a chance PLEASE react to start with, an Acapella group Home Free with Man Of Constant Sorrow and 9 year old Angelina Jordan with I Put A Spell On You. I think you could cover her version of that song. BY THE WAY she has already turned 14 this year & there is a beautiful reason she always performs barefoot.

THIS WAS A COOL REACTION!! :D

Cool reaction 😁

Thanks for COOL reaction!

Спасибо за реакцию на Диану 👍Вы, Emi, молодец, что заметили этот бриллиант. Сразу видно, что вы хорошо разбираетесь в вокале. 👍👍👍

Since you asked for it...that was a very cool reaction Emi 😁...I can't even count how cool it was.

Диане браво👏👏👏,спасибо за реакцию🌷🌷🌷.

Diana is cool, Emi is cool too :)

Hey l need a cool counter! Excellent analysis of Diana's amazing singing voice, especially at her age of 14! Love your sense of humor 🤣

Emi, hi! I can see that this song hit you hard. You are right, when Diana or Dimash sings, it is impossible to calmly watch them and just listen ... Reluctantly, you are drawn into this action and, involuntarily, you yourself become a participant in it. This is a great gift from God. Many of the listeners do not understand what is being sung in the song and, nevertheless, they listen carefully and look as if spellbound, without even blinking. We are happy people... Although we live in such a difficult time, we rejoice, thank the Almighty, which gives us the right to admire such talents, such exceptional people. After all, Dimash and Diana have been doing what they love since the age of five. This is a very difficult matter. By the look that it delivers to them pleasure, seeing how the audience gratefully appreciate their work. Now a little about the translation and meaning of the words of this song. One of Diana's listeners (I don't remember exactly who) wrote that it is either a myth or a ritual act. Here is the meaning: This is an old ritual song about an orphan bride. The girl has no parents. The river was considered the boundary between the world of the living and the world of the dead. She goes to the river and asks for blessings for marriage, she says that there are a lot of people at home, but neither father nor mother. You hear Diana singing in a whisper, these are the words of the late mother of the bride. And then the girl begins to cry. In Russia, at weddings they sang sad songs to scare away evil, and the marriage of the young couple was happy. Such songs were called "crying. - The figures behind Diana are the spirits of water and forest. Emi, where are you going? We haven't seen you for a very long time. We hope you are healthy and well. We look forward to new meetings with you! We missed you a lot! P.S. I did the translation with Google and I hope that Google correctly conveyed my thoughts. Bye!

The River You are my river, my river, you flow but not quiver1. Oh, you're a baby, my baby, why are you sitting and not smiling? Oh, playmates, my dear playmates, oh, I have nothing to rejoice about, oh, I have nothing to smile about. We have a yard full of horses, and the cenacle is full with the guests, with the guests, with the guests. I have neither father nor mother, there is no one to bless me... You are my river, my river, you flow but not quiver.

AMAZING!

Yaaay you!!! Love your covers and reactions. Diana is awesome!!! Good entertainment during the boring quarantine.

Your voice is fantastic!! Found you out by purchasing lapetus through Bandcamp. Keep doing your thing!

This poor girl has endured so much in life that the pain, despair, loneliness, fear, gratitude from kindness knows better than most, and so she has grown up, before her time... her Biological mother beat her, mocked her, and once tried to drown her. Already at 3 years old, the baby was sent to an orphanage. Children from orphanages were periodically sent to a sanatorium for rehabilitation. It was there that Diana met her future foster mother - Irina Ponik. Irina worked as a masseuse. She immediately noticed the girl who was crying all the time. I brought her sweets and small gifts to make the child happy. But the idea to adopt Diana was not Irina's, but her eldest daughter Nastya's. Nastya often came to her mother for work, and very soon she became attached to the baby. Once Nastya said: "Mom, if you don't take Diana, I'll adopt her myself as soon as I turn 18." Irina began to draw up documents, and soon Diana found herself in a loving family, in which, in addition to her sister Nastya, she had an older brother Dima. And then the nephews-the sons of Nastya and Dima. Even with age, Diana's fear of her biological mother did not go away, and she asked Irina to leave as far away from these places as possible. So the whole family in 2012 was in Tolyatti. Irina took on any job that Diana did not need anything. There was no money for stage dresses, so Ira learned to sew herself. Diana started singing in the far East. The girl stuttered, and the doctor advised to give her to vocals. This activity was so pleasant to Diana that she was ready to sing all day long. I'm sorry, I've been using Google translate

From Russia with love. my english is bad, but you so cute. left like and you know, хе хе. Хорошие видео, классные реакции. Интересно

I've been waiting for you to react to this song... should've just requested :P

I love Diana,she brings so much emotion and passion to her singing in addition to having a voice you don't hear every day! I've heard Diana sing in 4 different languages/Russian,French,Spanish,English and multiple music genres and be "in character" in all of them! Thank you for reacting to this young girl!

Эми конечно молодец и жизнерадостная . Но я сидел и злорадно ждал , когда она попытается повторить четверной йодль в конце песни . Хватило на два звука 😁

I was waiting for this video since the big bang X"D Thanks Emi, love youuuuu

Emi, yesterday, May 31, Diana turned 17 years old. She was born in 2003 in the Far East, in the city of Arseniev. In the far east of Russia.

Can't wait! It's been a while since you've done anyone who wasn't Dimash, even though I love him.

Диана ❤❤пока принцесса 👸👑, потом будет Королевой

Особенно ценными для меня были слова "Надо просто брать и делать". Часто себе о них напоминаю.

Diana Scorpions cover MAYBE I.MAYBE YOU👍👍👍

"Very cool!". (21st from me). Greetings from Montenegro.

Thank you for your reaction!!!

We all love you too!

play FEELING GOOD--------Many many more mind blows ahead

Рады видеть опять в добром здравии и весёлую нашу девочку.)

Не пытайся повторить, смешно выглядишь.

This is my favorite of hers that I've seen many times. She is fantastic.

Великолепная Диана вам спасибо

Спасибо тебе большое за хорошие слова, и удачи тебе

Emi is back ... metal scream through the flames accompanied with thunderous guitar riff ....mind blown first time....Diana's spellbinding magical performance of "Rechenka" .... mind blown second time !!!

I see Diana, I click like!

Hi Emi (cool 20) thanks for your cool (21)reaction, yes Diana is very cool (22). Stay safe

Emi Pellegrino she was adopted . Diana dont now her real mom.... sad , but steel she very happy 😊

The songs you have reviewed Diane is 14-15 years old. Next week Diane will be turning 17. During the past year, she has released 5-6 songs written for her. The following two are good examples of a maturing Diana. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jM10oMmnz9bMio0.html (Wave) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hp5jfbF2zZe7d6s.html (By Your Voice)

Magnificent bless you

Great reaction to the song River from Diana Ankudinova . Emi You are looking well and your Amazing. 2 videos for you a month would be Awesome.

Спасибо за Диану!

Great intro!!! Cool!

Спектакль одного АРТИСТА!!! Великолепное исполнение Дианой!!!

давно было надо......

uma das melhores reactions, amei, Diana arrepia, não me canso de assistir essa interpretação, é hipnotizante, eu sempre tento reproduzir os sons, não sei explicar direito, mas é meio ancestral, é muito doido, parece que volto há muito tempo atrás, muito tempo, minha avó já dizia que não existem coincidências, ainda estou tentando entender o porque dessa música, dessa interpretação, mexer tanto comigo.

shes 14 yrs old here woman was adopted mom

Of course LIKE Emi :))

Emi Pellegrino Привет, солнечная! ) Очень интересная реакция, спасибо! Но ты так быстро говоришь, что я еле успевала читать субтитры, а хотелось бы побольше смотреть на тебя и на Дианочку )))

You are so emotional. You are so pretty. When I watch your video you cheer me up every time. I like you.

“Take on me” - Diana Ankudinova

Thanks.

hey emi, nice to have you back, the lady was her adoptive mum that got her into singing in an effort to get diana to talk, because of her abusive biological mum, (eg threw her out into Siberian winter with broken collar bone aged 4) diana was an elective mute or some time, do you think this is why Diana is so powerful?

So love you and your humour! 3.40 nearly pi$$ed myself!!

Emi, по-больше Дианы, пожалуйста! Да, и спасибо за видео)

Idk what it is? maybe because it's been a while since the last video but this video right here was pretty cool. Thanks for the upload!

That song is actually a folk one, representing dialogue with the river (name of the song is Rechenka, which is diminutive of the word “river”). And in Russian we pronounce [DiAna] (stress the second syllable, on the first “a”) [AnkudInova] (stress the third syllable, on ‘i’)

Wow

Emi Pellegrino, hi!! thanks for your reactions to Diana (DIana not Dayana that will be correct) behind the scenes her foster mother! This show called "you are super" was held in 2019. Only orphaned children participated in it.so no one there chose students as in voice.judges are very big people in the Russian music show business. they evaluate the talent itself and the performances.Diana received the Grand Prix of this show( and a lot of people agree with them) they try to press the button so that not for a second do not miss the performance of Diana(in the show "Voice", no one pressed the voice of 13-year-old Diana.)

finally!

I always LOVE your reactions but I REALLY need to thank you for opening my eyes to ‘the coldest water’ because of you, I have 16 oz, 32 oz! 64 oz, 1 gal! AND their backpack!!! You are so AWESOME! Thank you, stay well.

No one in the world can imitate Diana! That's it!

Спасибо за анализ композиции Дианы. Ей здесь 15 лет.

Эми..Пелегринка)))милашка!!!)

Diana.. pure magic.!!

Imagine a cover of Dimash and Diana❤️oh yeah !!!

Great analysis, you are only the second voice teacher that explains how Diana gets that tone. Please react to Angelina Jordan singing "A Million Years Ago"

I think your bloody terrific mate...I can't sing for crap let alone understand how singers make the sounds they do..... so thank you ....keep safe.... and keep up the reviews.....😎👍🇦🇺

lol that cool "cool"-counter cracked me up at some point, still laughing, nice video though, have a nice weekend

i love when emy pauses the video: it's cool

thank you for your attention to Diana's work.