Strawberry Fields Реально (Strawberry Fields is Real) – My Own Reinterpretation of the Beatles Classic, In Russian
Now on YouTube and my music portal — with live video showing how to play it.
Preface:
In my latest IVIM Substack article, I reflected on Strawberry Fields Forever—the iconic Beatles song that inspired my writing and the idea of creative egregore.
But it also inspired me musically.
In this MIVI post, I want to share more about that inspiration and how it led me to create and record my own Russian version of the song.
I recorded it live inside a small wood storage house in the forest, which I’ve converted into my personal music studio.
Watch the video:
Strawberry Fields Реально (LIVE) – “Strawberry Fields Forever” Russian Cover + Guitar Demo
Russian Lyrics with English Interpretation:
Strawberry Fields Реально
Music: The Beatles (John Lennon)
Lyrics (Russian): Dmitry Gorodnichy
Разрешите вас пригласить ко мне в Strawberry Fields
Let me invite you to my strawberry fields
Nothing is real,
Nothing is real,
Реальна лишь иллюзия … и Strawberry Fields — реально
The only thing which is real is the illusion… and the Strawberry Fields is real.Alternative version:
Реальность - лишь иллюзия. Strawberry Fields - реально
Reality is but an illusion. The Strawberry Fields is real.
Verse 1:
Жить так приятно осознавая,
что всё что видишь ты — кино
Собою быть в нём нелегко, но всё будет окей,
Тем более мне всё равно
It’s so comfortable to live
Knowing that everything you see is a movie.
It is hard to remain yourself there, but everything will be all right.
Especially since it really doesn’t matter much to me.
Verse 2:
Нет никого на моём дереве —
сюда допрыгнуть нелегко
Но и оно оказалось тоже чем-то не тем —
Сменилась плёнка в голове
There is no one on my tree.
It hurt to jump over here.
But even that appeared to be something else.
The film has changed. (Refers to the plastic film in old photo cameras.)
Verse 3:
Я засыпаю и не понимаю —
проснулся я или заснул.
И тут и там я слышу песню клубничных полей,
Картину вижу я одну.
I'm falling asleep and cannot understand—
Did I wake up, or do I have a dream?
For here and there I can hear the songs from the Strawberry Fields...
Here and there, I see the same picture.
Recorded live
In the forest near St-André-Avellin, Quebec – July 2025
Related
The article that inspired this song → The Egregore of Creativity
More songs & music from Dmitry Gorodnichy → music.gorodnichy.ca
Real “Strawberry Fields”:
Above are images of the original Strawberry Field gates in Woolton, Liverpool—the iconic entrance to the Salvation Army children’s home where John Lennon played as a child. These red-painted gates became a powerful symbol for his song “Strawberry Fields Forever”, and today they draw Beatles fans from around the world Strawberry Field+15Wikipedia+15Dreamstime+15.
Strawberry Field was a Salvation Army children’s home established in 1936 near Lennon’s childhood home at 251 Menlove Avenue in suburban Liverpool Sky News+3Wikipedia+3Wikipedia+3.
Young John would climb the nearby wall to play in its gardens, finding solace in the music of Salvation Army bands and the sense of sanctuary the place offered as a child MinistryWatch+9Wikipedia+9I Love Classic Rock+9.
The Gates, painted bright red over the decades, became a pilgrimage site for fans—replicas were eventually reinstalled and made accessible to the public when the site opened for visits in 2019 Wikipedia.