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The original lyrics are sung from the perspective of a Red Army recruit, who proudly leaves his home to keep watch against his homeland's enemies. The song was covered many times by many artists in the Soviet Union, including a well-known rock version recorded by Poyushchiye Gitary ( Поющие гитáры ), released c. 1967.
Some historians attribute the writing of the song to the Ukrainian-Polish poet-songwriter Tomasz Padura (1801–1871) [1] [2] (however, according to the latest Ukrainian research, there are no lyrics of the song in any of Padura's song collections [3]). Others believe it was written by the Polish classical composer Maciej Kamieński (1734–1825).
"Dona Dona", popularly known as "Donna, Donna", is a song about a calf being led to slaughter, written by Sholom Secunda and Aaron Zeitlin.Originally a Yiddish language song "Dana Dana" (in Yiddish דאַנאַ דאַנאַ), also known as "Dos Kelbl" (in Yiddish דאָס קעלבל, meaning The Calf), it was a song used in a Yiddish play produced by Zeitlin.
Other translations of the title (and the text of the hymn) exist, such as "O Thou Lord God". [ 4 ] The original text was authored by Alojzy Feliński published in Gazeta Warszawska on July 20, 1816, to the glory of the monarch of the Congress Kingdom of Poland , i.e., the Russian Emperor Alexander I , which since 1818 was known under the title ...
"Ederlezi" is a popular traditional folk song of the Romani people in the Balkans.. The song got its name from Ederlezi, which is a festival [1] celebrating the return of springtime, especially by the Romani people of the Balkans, and elsewhere around the world.
Notes of Warszawianka, taken from Piosenki leguna tułacza. The song was written in support of the November Uprising of 1830–1831. The French poet Casimir Delavigne was fascinated and inspired by the news of the uprising making its way to Paris and wrote the words, which were translated into Polish by the historian, journalist, and poet Karol Sienkiewicz [fr; pl] (great-uncle of novelist ...
Whirlwinds of Danger (original Polish title: Warszawianka) is a Polish socialist revolutionary song written some time between 1879 and 1883. [1] The Polish title, a deliberate reference to the earlier song by the same title, could be translated as either The Varsovian, The Song of Warsaw (as in the Leon Lishner version [2]) or "the lady of Warsaw".
Moscow, Tverskaya-Yamskaya Street. 1917.. Vladimir Gilyarovsky, a Russian journalist and writer, devoted a chapter of his book Moscow and Muscovites to the song. [2]Some authors say that one ancient soldiers' song began with the same words ("Down the Petersky/").