To Serve Russia (song)
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| Language | Russian |
| English title | To Serve Russia |
| Genre | March |
| Songwriter(s) | Ilya Reznik or Eduard Khanok |
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"To Serve Russia" (Russian: "Служить России") is a Russian patriotic song written in the early 2000s.
Creation
[edit]"To Serve Russia" was composed either Russian composer Ilya Reznik or the Belorussian composer Eduard Khanok in the early 2000s.[1][2]
Usage
[edit]An instrumental variant of the song was featured in the 2008 Moscow Victory Day Parade, celebrating the triumph of Russia over Nazi Germany.[3] In each parade, the song has been played during the infantry column precession.[4]
Lyrics
[edit]"To Serve Russia" was performed by the famous Alexandrov Ensemble (commonly referred to as the Red Army Choir).[5][6]
| Russian Cyrillic | Literal English |
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| Полки идут стеной,
Красиво держат строй И гордо шелестят знамена, Комбат и рядовой - единою судьбой Мы связаны навек, друг мой. Служить России суждено тебе и мне, служить России - удивительной стране, Где солнце новое встает на небе синем Плечо к плечу идут Российские войска, И пусть военная дорога нелегка, Мы будем верою и правдою служить России. В бесстрашии атак Спасли мы Русский флаг И дом родной и наши песни. А коль придет беда, с тобою мы тогда Отчизну защитим, друг мой. Служить России суждено тебе и мне, служить России - удивительной стране, Где солнце новое встает на небе синем Плечо к плечу идут Российские войска, И пусть военная дорога нелегка, Мы будем верою и правдою служить России. Полки идут стеной, красиво держат строй и вместе с нами вся Россия И он, и ты, и я - армейская семья и этим мы сильны, друг мой. Служить России суждено тебе и мне, Служить России - удивительной стране, Где солнце новое встает на небе синем Плечо к плечу идут Российские войска, И пусть военная дорога нелегка, Мы будем верою и правдою служить России. Служить России суждено тебе и мне, Служить России - удивительной стране, Где солнце новое встает на небе синем Плечо к плечу идут российские войска, И пусть военная дорога нелегка, Мы будем... служить... России ! |
The regiments marched as a single wall,
Very straight and in order And the standard shudder proudly, Commander and soldier - a single destiny We are forever bounded, my friend To serve Russia is our destiny for you and me, To serve Russia, this incredible country Where the new sun rises in the blue sky Shoulder to shoulder the Russian troops march And even if the military road isn't easy, We'll go with faith and truth to serve Russia No fearless in battle We have saved the Russian flag And our birthplace and our songs And if disaster comes, then with you We will defend our country, my friend To serve Russia is our destiny for you and me, To serve Russia, this incredible country Where the new sun rises in the blue sky Shoulder to shoulder the Russian troops march And even if the military road isn't easy, We'll go with faith and truth to serve Russia The regiments marched as a single wall, Very straight and in order And the standard shudder proudly, Commander and soldier - a single destiny We are forever bounded, my friend To serve Russia is our destiny for you and me, To serve Russia, this incredible country Where the new sun rises in the blue sky Shoulder to shoulder the Russian troops march And even if the military road isn't easy, We'll go with faith and truth to serve Russia To serve Russia is our destiny for you and me, To serve Russia, this incredible country Where the new sun rises in the blue sky Shoulder to shoulder the Russian troops march And even if the military road isn't easy, We'll go with faith and truth to serve Russia |
References
[edit]- ^ "Текст". www.ilya-reznik.ru. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ Graham, Seth (2003). "The Wages of Syncretism: Folkloric New Russians and Post-Soviet Popular Culture". The Russian Review. 62 (1): 37–53. doi:10.1111/1467-9434.00262. ISSN 0036-0341. JSTOR 3664557.
- ^ "Russia celebrates victory in World War II as Putin accuses the West of fueling global conflicts". AP News. 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ RedSamurai84 (2016-05-24). Central Military Band of Russia Documentary Фильм о Военном Оркестре России. Retrieved 2024-09-18 – via YouTube.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Along the main street with an ensemble | Russia Beyond The Headlines". 2012-07-11. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ The Red Army Choir - To Serve Russia - hitparade.ch, retrieved 2024-09-18