"And the Battle's Going Again",[a] also known as "And Lenin Is Young Once Again",[b] is a Soviet patriotic song released in 1974 about the October Revolution and Vladimir Lenin. It was composed by Aleksandra Pakhmutova to lyrics written by her husband Nikolai Dobronravov,[1] with the most known performance of the song being done by Soviet singers Leonid Smetannikov, Joseph Kobzon, and Lev Leshchenko. The song was also performed by Lev Leshchenko at the finals of Pesnya goda in 1975.[2]
"And the Battle's Going Again" | |
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Song | |
Language | Russian |
Written | 1974 |
Composer(s) | Aleksandra Pakhmutova |
Lyricist(s) | Nikolai Dobronravov |
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The Soviet-Russian group Grazhdanskaya Oborona has performed the song since 1994, when band leader Yegor Letov was associated with the National Bolshevik Party.[3]
Lyrics
editRussian original[4][5] | Romanization of Russian | English translation[6] |
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Неба утреннего стяг, |
Neba utrennego stjag, |
The flag of the morning sky, |
Notes
edit- ^ Russian: И вновь продолжается бой, romanized: I vnov prodolzháyetsya boy, IPA: [i‿vnofʲ prədɐlˈʐajɪtsə boj]
- ^ Russian: И Ленин такой молодой, romanized: I Lénin takóy molodóy, IPA: [i‿ˈlʲenʲɪn tɐˈkoj məlɐˈdoj]
References
edit- ^ Andrei Vasyanin (2009-10-29). "Рок Пахмутовой" (in Russian). Rossiyskaya Gazeta. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ "Песня года 75". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015.
- ^ Ivantsov, Vladimir (June 2017). "The Concepts of the Underground in Russian Literary and (Counter)Cultural Discourse: From Dostoevsky to Punk Rock". McGill University. p. 205. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ MIA: History: Soviet History: Sounds of the Soviet Union: Lyrics
- ^ И вновь продолжается бой
- ^ The Battle is Going Again (mashup) (music Video) (english Subtitles)