SONG OF LIEUTENANT KIJE (words by Gladys Whitred) Tune: Prokofiev's Troika O Kijé was a Hussar bold, A Hussar bold was he; He fought so bravely for the Tsar, The pride of the cavalry. O Kijé was a Captain fine, A Captain fine was he; So fearless in the cannon's roar He led his company. O Kijé was a Colonel fierce, A Colonel fierce was he; His soldiers never paused for rest Till they'd routed the enemy. O Kijé was a General Brave, A General brave was he; His army always led the van To gain the victory. O Kijé won a hero's fame, A hero's fame won he; No greater soldier served the Tsar In the ranks of Muscovy Now Kijé never lived at all, A Tsar's mistake was he; But since the Tsar could do no wrong A myth he had to be. X: 1 T: Kijé M: 4/4 L: 1/4 C: Russian Tune Z: NP 15/11/2016 K: D A | (d/c/) (B/c/) d B | ABFA | (B/A/) G d (c/d/) | A3 (G/F/) | EBAG | (A/G/) (F/G/) A (d/B/) | G F/G/ AA | d3|| w: O Ki-*jé *was a Huss-ar bold, a Huss-*ar bold was *he; He *fought so brave-ly for *the *Tsar, the *pride of the Ca-val-ry. Sourced from "Singing Together" & "Rhythm & Melody" from BBC Radio broadcasts for schools Spring 1958. Being the last song in the booklet, this would have been part of the "Rhythm & Melody" series of broadcasts. The BBC booklet gives the song as "by permission of Boosey & Hawkes Ltd." So presumably there is an earlier publication somewhere. NP
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