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Thread #153077 Message #3582806
Posted By: GUEST,Grishka
09-Dec-13 - 05:24 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Russian/Ukrainian 'Soldier's Song'
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Russian/Ukrainian 'Soldier's Song'
It is one of the best-known Russian songs; just google "Соловей, пташечка" (translating "Nightingale, little bird" - sounds unlikely for a marching song of bragging soldiers, but that's Russia!).
Now for the bad news: many different versions exist, differing not only in their tunes and lyrics, but also in their verse schemes. I did not find any that comes close to the one recorded by Kipnis.