"Old Soldier Song" - Igor Volkov & The Alexandrov Red Army Choir (1982)

The soldier's comic song "Starosoldatskaya (Old Soldier Song)" performed by the Alexandrov Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army (The Red Army Choir), the soloist is Igor Volkov (bass), the conductor is Boris Alexandrov. Music by Vasily Solovyoev-Sedoy, lyrics by Yakov Golikov. This is a clip from the concert in the Column Hall of the House of Unions which was dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the birth of the Soviet composer Vasily Solovyov-Sedoy. USSR Central Television, 1982. This video and soundtrack were improved and remastered by our channel. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTICE! Dear fans, please, join the Leonid Kharitonov's Fan Club on Patreon.com and become one of our Patron Fans! We have lots of exclusive content waiting for you there! -   / lkharitonov   We will much appreciate your help and support of our channel! You can make just one-time donation here: http://www.lkharitonov.com/home/donat... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PLEASE, SHARE YOUR COMMENTS ON THIS VIDEO AND SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL! +++ TRANSLATION OF THE LYRICS: (The original Russian song lyrics contain a lot of "old" Russian language words so the translation below is approximate). Do not be sad, dear father, Why are you shedding tears, mother? Being a soldier is our fate, Oh, to serve by faith and truth! To slurp cabbage soup with your boot, father, And to eat porridge with a bayonet, mother, A soldier can do everything on a campaign, Oh, belly is not a trifle! That soldier is not a soldier, father, Who is afraid of a bayonet, mother, The bullet doesn't hit us, the bayonet doesn't pierce us, Oh, the Russian power is strong! ...................... A soldier can do anything, mother, And when he sings - the sky is trembling! Oh, the song is wonderful! Nightingale, nightingale, little birdie, Canary-bird sings plaintively. One sings, two sings, three sings, Canary-bird sings plaintively. We will end the war, father, We will return home, mother, And we'll play weddings, for sure! Oh, the girls are tired of waiting! Nowadays, a soldier, father, Remembers the glory of the fathers, mother, I reached Berlin for a reason, Oh, and let the one who forgot remember! +++ ORIGINAL LYRICS: Не печалься родной батюшка, Ты зачем слезы льешь, матушка? Во солдаты идти - доля наша, Эх, верой и правдою служить! Сапогом щи хлебать, батюшка, Да штыком кашу есть, матушка, Все умеет солдат во походе, Эх, пузо - дело не пустяк! Тот солдат не солдат, батюшка, Кто боится штыка, матушка, Пуля нас не берет, штык не колит, Эх, сила русская крепка! ...................... Может бравый солдат, матушка, А уж как запоет - небо дрогнет! Эх, песня чудо хороша! Соловоей, соловей, пташечка, Канареечка жалобно поет. Раз поет, два поет, три поет, Канареечка жалобно поет. Отвоюем ужо, батюшка, Воротимся домой, матушка, Будем свадьбы играть, знамо дело! Эх, поди девки заждались! В наше время солдат, батюшка, Помнит славу отцов, матушка, Я недаром дошел до Берлина, Эх, пусть припомнит, кто забыл! #RedArmyChoir #IgorVolkov #AlexandrovEnsemble #SoldierSong ~-~~-~~~-~~-~ Please watch: ""Here's the Postal Troika Rushing" - Leonid Kharitonov (1987)"    • "Here's the Postal Troika Rushing" - Leoni...   ~-~~-~~~-~~-~