Hi,

I need your help to identify a Russian song. In my country, Israel, we sing this song in Hebrew, but the original is in Russian and the tune is Russian as well. I would like to know the song's original name and maybe you can help me find a recording of the song.

This is how the song sounds in Hebrew, I hope you enjoy it:

http://www.zemereshet.co.il/FlashPlayer/player.asp?version_id=3894


The song says something like this:

On the banks of the Dneiper
Cossack horsemen from the Budyonny companies
Are riding into battle.

(Budyonny is the Russian General Семён Михайлович Будённый)

I am sorry but I don't read Russian, only English.

Thank you!

- Aviv

Personally, I cannot identify the Russian original of the song you've uploaded. Surely it contains some fragments that are close to various songs of this genre but nothing specific comes to mind. The beginning of the refrain, for example, reminds me of the "Brown-eyed Cossack maiden", the song written in the Cossack style but as late as 1965-66. Maybe others will offer their opinions. It may very well be some kind of an Israeli improvisation and stylization...

Сатурн,

Thank you so much for your help. I suppose you are right, it is an Israeli improvisation. Out of curiosity, does that other song you mentioned have a recording here? I searched the English title but couldn't find it.

http://www.sovmusic.ru/download.php?fname=chernogl

urjak69@wall.co.il.
I am an Israeli collectioner of Russian songs.