'The Cossack Song' - The Alexandrov Red Army Choir (1975)

"The Cossack Song" (original name "Oh, the dashing Cossack missed his home") is a military Cossack song performed by the Alexandrov Red Army Choir. The song was written in 1935.
Music by Ivan Dzerzhinsky, lyrics by Alexander Churkin.

This is a clip from the musical movie "When soldiers sing" about Boris Alexandrov and the Alexandrov Red Army Choir, 1975.

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TRANSLATION OF THE LYRICS:

Cossack regiments rode the steppe from the Don,
Only one Cossack bowed his head.
Oh, the dashing Cossack missed his home
He dropped the reins on the horse’s mane.

Oh, his curls fluttered in the wind.
He was tormented by thoughts about his home.
Ah, he looked into the blue steppe distance,
But nothing was visible in that distance.

The Cossack shook his forelock head
He told his comrades longingly:
"Oh, my young heart hurts,
Oh, my brothers, I want to go home so much!"

Let the road move fast
Let it dispel the cossack's thoughts and longing.
Oh, he reared a dashing horse
And his sharp saber whistled on a gallop.

And the regiments rode across the steppe
With a loud glory and sang like nightingales.
Our dear native countryside,
Accept a bow from the Red Horsemen!

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ORIGINAL LYRICS:

"Казачья песня"

Шли по степи полки казачьи с Дону,
Один казак лишь голову склонил.
Ой, заскучал один казак по дому
Коню на гриву повод уронил.

Эх, разлетались кудри врассыпную.
О доме думка мучила его.
Эх,в даль глядел он синюю степную,
А в той дали не видно ничего.

Тряхнул казак чубатой головою
Сказал своим товарищам с тоской:
"Эх, изболелось сердце молодое,
Ой, как мне братцы, хочется домой"

Лети скорей дороженька-дорога,
Развей казачью думу и тоску.
Эх, на дыбы поднял коня лихого
И свистнул саблей острой на скаку.

А по степи полки со славой громкой
Все шли и шли спевая соловьем.
Ковыльная, родимая сторонка,
Прими от красных конников поклон.
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[RS_Mogli]

This is a wonderful song and I always loved it. I love this version!

[momcilogavric]

Listening this while driving to Berlin makes my trip kinda weird.

[NeuesLied]

I love how everyone is having fun while singing, they loved being a member of such a wonderful choir

[napke]

Best of the best. Why do I always get patriotic and warm feelings listening to Red Army music? Your history, culture, music, songs, dancers are THE VERY BEST in the world. Russia, we want to hear more from you. Your politics may not be the greatest example but you do have so many great scientists, writers, poets, top-sporters, commanders, students and grand mothers :) You should be an example to the world, your history and culture are such a rollercoaster. Greatings from the Netherlands, small stuborn country but lot of us do have passion for that big Russia :)

[mahiralit.]

The joy of this song unlike anything I've seen before. This song wakes up something in my heart. Wonderful song!

[whatever]

This is just WONDERFUL music! There is something so magical about these Russian songs!

[guntugakgun]

For those wondering what the song means:
The song is about a young Cossack who was walking to battle when suddenly he wants to return home. You can hear this by the soft voices of the choir, which are then juxtaposed by the stern, encouraging voices of his peers telling him to go on to battle. Examples 0:46 is the young Cossack saying how he wants to return home, and 0:58 is his peers telling him to go faster to battle.

[merry]

The way the song rises and falls is in rhythm to a horses hoofbeats. What a waltz of battle one could do with a cossack saber to this one.

[springyslinky]

That guy who is whistling at the end is on another planet lol

[archanagautam]

❤️❤️❤️❤️... Without understanding a single word, just loved it.

[serbwarcriminal]

What an amazing song! Their singing techniques are remarkable! The way they can suddenly shift their voices from loud to silent without trouble is impeccable! Wonderful song!

[sakisalampeis]

Αηντααααααα κοζακοι, from grecce macedonia thesaloniki, hvala Orthodox

[kurtcommunistformndphase]

I've been listening to this song for years, sounds like an outro

[serbwarcriminal]

The look in their eyes and their facial expressions makes it obvious that they love what they’re doing. Beautiful song!

[iwonder]

This is amamzing!! I can't get enough of it!

[bulkysinetv]

always cheers me up, gives a hopeful feeling in your life

[ហួតមុនិន្ទ]

I always listening to this song everyday it is so addicted and also inspired. Love to red army choir from Cambodia🇰🇭💓🇷🇺

[driedsock]

I love how they controlling the dynamics when singing

[blackprocessor]

Just one word : "Impressive"

[AnhNguyen-eust]

I alway listen this song in the morning, it give so much joyful .