"Nightingales" (russian: Соловьи, Solovʹi) is a popular song by composer
Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi
Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoi (; – 2 December 1979) was a Soviet classical composer and songwriter who was born and died in Leningrad.
Solovyov-Sedoi composed the music for many songs such as " Moscow Nights" (russian: Подмосковн ...
to the verses of , written in 1944 (the first version of the poem is dated 1942). Initially, the song was known under the name “Spring has come to us at the front”, and the name “Nightingales, nightingales, do not disturb the soldiers” is also found. The first performers of the song were
Georgy Vinogradov and
Vladimir Bunchikov
Vladimir Bunchikov (russian: Владимир Бунчиков; 21 November 1902, Yekaterinoslav – 17 March 1995, Moscow) was a Soviet singer, a baritone. Honoured Artist of Russia (1944). In Simferopol he was a scenery operator at the Drama Thea ...
, some sources mention Mikhail Mikhailov. Solovyov-Sedoi also included the song "Nightingales" in his operetta "
True Friend", which he completed in 1945.
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Youtube: Georgi Vinogradov and Vladimir Bunchikov sing ''Nightingales'' (''Solovi''), 1940sYoutube: Georgi Vinogradov sings ''Nightingales'', 1950Youtube: Evgeny Belyaev sings ''Nightingales'', 1970s
Russian-language songs
Soviet songs
1944 songs