The Song of the

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( rus, Песня о Советской Армии, r= Pesnya o Sovetskoj Armii) or Invincible and Legendary () or known recently as Song of the Russian Army ( rus, Песня о Российской Армии, r= Pesnya o Rossiskoj Armii) is a famous World War II song written and performed at the war's end. Its performance was done by numerous artists, including the

Alexandrov Ensemble The Alexandrov Ensemble ( rus, Ансамбль Александрова, r=Ansambl' Aleksandrova; commonly known as the Red Army Choir in the West) is an official army choir of the Russian armed forces. Founded during the Soviet era, the e ...

. The original 1945 is highly triumphal with its brass fanfares and ecstatic chords extended upward with the aid of trumpets, as part of the

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celebrations. That arrangement by A. Alexandrov is very much in the tradition of final choruses in 19th-century Italian grand opera, and shows how he originally envisaged this composition. There are many versions of the song. This song also serves as the official song of the

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today.

Original lyrics

Later Soviet lyrics

Modern Russian lyrics

4th Verse

Apparently, there's also a 4th missing verse in the song that rarely sung. The 1982 Red Army Choir concert use this verse as the 3rd verse when they sing the song.

External links

krapp-sa.narod.ru webpage: list of Alexandrov Ensemble recordings.
translated Russian→English by Google translate tool.
Alexandrov Ensemble website.
in Russian
Sovmusic.ru webpage: list of Alexandrov Ensemble recordings.
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