minstrel russian
бая́н
accordion, bayan, button accordion
bard, minstrel, poet-singer
менестре́ль
minstrel
скоморо́х
skomorokh, itinerant minstrel, jester, mountebank
buffoon, clown, joker
скоморо́шничать
to play the buffoon, to clown around, to act the fool
to be a wandering minstrel, to work as a jester
скоморо́шество
buffoonery, clowning, tomfoolery
being a skomorokh, minstrelsy of the skomorokhs
Examples
В замке выступал странствующий менестрель.
A wandering minstrel performed at the castle.
Менестрели развлекали короля своими балладами.
The minstrels entertained the king with their ballads.



















