"Farewell Slavianka" ("Прощание Славянки") subtitle in Russian/English (2009)
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- Опубликовано: 11 ноя 2009
- Behind the "Farewell Slavianka" (by win081, 11.2013)
The music was composed in 1912 by Vasily Ivanovish Agapkin who was inspired by the Serbian mothers who sending their loved ones to fight the First Balkan War against the Ottoman Turks (slavjan.org.rs/?p=963). Vasily Agapkin was a trumpet-major in the marching band of the 7th Cavalry Regiment in Tambov, he was also invoved with the class of brass insruments in the Tambov Music School.
It was Yakov Bogorad, a music publisher in Simferopol, who came up with the name "Farewell Slavianka" when he published the scores in 1912. The march was first performed by the marching band of the 7th Cavalry Regiment (where Vasily Agapkin was with) in the autumn of 1912. The first gramophone record was released by Ekstrafon Kiev in the summer of 1915 and it immediately gained wide popularity in Russia and adjoining countries.
Since then different lyrics have been created for the different occasions, such as volunteer march song for the student battalion ("You have acces and nurtured ..."), Siberian People's Army march song, the march song of Kolchak White Army, ... Lyrics were also created in different languages such as in the Polish ("Rozszumiały się wierzby płaczące") during WWII, the Finnish ("Свободная Россия", "Рейо Франк"), the Jewish ("בין גבולות"), ...
The most well-known version probably still is the one at the time for the First Balkan War against the Ottoman Turks:
"Arise, Russia Fatherland, defend your Faith, ... Russian Holiness is waiting for victory, Take action Orthodox men, ... Rise your battle flag for Faith, Love and Righteousness".
This lyric was not just promoting the patriotism, it was also defending the faith of Orthodox Christianity against the Ottoman Islam.
After the WWII the Red Army Choir had a version with the deep pride of the victory of the Great Patriotic War ("..., They defended Moscow in '41, They marched in Berlin in '45, ...") and it has been always performed by the military band when they are leaving the Red Square at the end of the military parade in former Soviet and in Russia today.
The lyric of this video is written by Vladimir Lazarev in 1984 and it has gained the popularity since the Soviet dissolved in 1991 because of the slower tempo and the added human fragility factor ("Farewell, fatherland, remember us, ... ... not all of us will come back. ...").
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Zara and Dmitri Pevtsov - "Slavic Woman's Farewell" (Farewell Slavianka)
Music: Vasily Agapkin, Lyrics: Vladimir Lazarev
Performed at Concerts at Poklonnaya Hill and "Songs of Spring and Victory" (both in 2009).
Зара и Дмитрий Певцов - "Прощание Славянки" (Текст: В. Лазарева)
Музыка: Васи́лий Ага́пкин, Слова: Владимир Лазарева
Концерт на Поклонной горе, Песни весны и Победы.
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Zarif Pashaevna Mogoyan ("Zara") is from a Kurdish Yezidi family that originally lived in northern Iraq, moved to Leninakan of Armenia, and then to Russia in late 1970's. She was born in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) in 1983. While still under the age of 16, she has won awards in many competitions (in Moscow, Cario, Omsk, Sochi). At age of 21 she graduated from St. Petersburg Academy of Theatre Arts.
She converted to Orthodox from Yezidism just before her first marriage in 2004, She married again in 2008 (to Sergei Ivanov) and now has two sons; Daniel (2010) and Maxim (2012).
Visit her official website at: www.zara.ru/index.php (in both Russian and English)
Официальный сайт Зары: zara.ru
From Việt Nam with love. We always grateful Russia and Russian in Việt Nam war. Our big brother in the past and now. Ura.
Не важно кто поет по национальности, русский не тот кто только по крови и виду своему русский, а тот кто духом русский и Россию любит!
А девушка поет прекрасно и с душой. Палец вверх кто согласен.
СЛОВА ПЕСНИ НАПИСАННЫЕ В РОССИЙСКОЙ ИМПЕРИИ БОЛЕЕ ПАТРИОТИЧНЫ !
Да здравствует РУССКО--БОЛГАРСКАЯ дружба НАРОДОВ!
Mother Russia ❤️❤️❤️
А Чичерина спела правильно А мы вернемся навстречу солнцу
So much sadness, pain and pride!!! 🇷🇸❤️🇷🇺
Russian language is so beatiful.
Russia We love You !!! Kind Regards from Poland
This is the best version of lyrics in my humble opinion. This is the true face of war which we should remember. I have the most respect for ordinary Russians. They did not pretend to fight for a moral cause that doesn't exist; they fought for their love of motherland and family, nothing more nothing less. And they fought bravely, and sacrificed greatly. True bravery is not fearlessness, but to be able to overcome fear and fight, against all odds, for something larger than life. Could Britain, France and the US commit an additional 28m lives against Hitler? The Western countries, as well as the Soviet regime, took the credit that belongs to the Russian people. I don't understandd why so many western people hate Russians. Have they ever tried to understand them and appreciate the art and technology that they brought us? We do not need another world war, economic or otherwise. NATO should learn to be brave and admit, apologise for, and stop their constant aggression against Russia. They are the ones responsible for de-escalating the situation. Putin is a reasonable and patriotic president. I do not agree with him on every subject but I support him for defending Russia.
Thank'you very much for this beautiful song! From Romania, with love!
Greetings from Poland. Beautiful song great singers. Simply Russian song! God bless
Love russian folk song. So beautiful!
I'm from Turkey and listening to this for 3 months. True masterpiece...
Love and respect from Turkey. I hope nothing ever gets between our two great nations again!
Listening to this tore up my heart.
ПЕСНЯ ВЫЗЫВАЕТ ДРОЖЬ.....ОНА ТАК ПОНРАВИЛАСЬ МНЕ,ЧТО ПОИСКАЛ ИСТОРИЮ ЭТУ ПЕСНЮ И КАКОЕ БЫЛО УДИВЛЕНИЕ МОЮ,И ГОРДОСТЬ ЧТО Я БОЛГАР И ЧТО ЛЮБЛЮ РОССИЮ....АВТОР МУЗЫКУ,ДИРИГЕНТ,ВДОХНОВЛЕН ОТ ВЗЯТИЮ ОДРИНСКАЯ КРЕПОСТЬ В 1912 ГОД БОЛГАРСКИМИ ВОЙНАМИ,ЧТО СОЗДАЛ БЕСМЕРТНУЮ СВОЮ МЕЛОДИЮ.... ЖАЛЬ ЧТО НАШ ГЕНЕРАЛИТЕТ НЕ ВЗЯЛИ ЭТУЮ МЕЛОДИЮ ЗА МАРШ БОЛГАРСКУЮ АРМИЮ....ЖАЛЬ...
The most famous singers in America usually stick to specific genres - rock, hip-hop, country and western, etc, and sing nothing patriotic (with very few exceptions) except The National Anthem at sporting events. American patriotic music as a genre does not exist. But then again, 27,000,000 Americans didn't die in the Second World War and we haven't had to fight for survival like Russia has over the last 100 years. Yes, I consider myself to be a patriotic American but I also have great admiration for Russia and the Russian people. А я учус говорить по русский
Respectful salute from Ireland. The Russian ability to endure tragedy and sacrifice stands testament to the triumph of the human spirit.
This beautiful, beautiful song reaches deep into the heart and soul. Long live Russia and long may this great nation prosper. The best and only defence against the aggressive, arrogant and nations-enslaving West. With sincere and warmest greetings from Ireland.