V Put
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"V Put'" is a song written in 1954 by Soviet
composer Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi
and poet Mikhail Dudin. It was originally written for the film Maxim Perepelitsa starring Leonid Bykov. The movie itself went on air in 1955, and the song has achieved fame and popularity independently of it ever since. To this day it is still used as a so called drill song (somewhat similar to a cadence call in the US Army). In 1959, Vasili Solovyov-Sedoy received the Lenin Prize
for this song.
V Put' is performed on Victory Day as well as on other military holidays in Russia
, Ukraine
, Belarus
and other former Soviet republics
.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
composer Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi
Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi
Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoi was a Russian classical composer who was born and died in Saint Petersburg.Solovyov-Sedoi composed the music for the songs Solovi and Moscow Nights...
and poet Mikhail Dudin. It was originally written for the film Maxim Perepelitsa starring Leonid Bykov. The movie itself went on air in 1955, and the song has achieved fame and popularity independently of it ever since. To this day it is still used as a so called drill song (somewhat similar to a cadence call in the US Army). In 1959, Vasili Solovyov-Sedoy received the Lenin Prize
Lenin Prize
The Lenin Prize was one of the most prestigious awards of the USSR, presented to individuals for accomplishments relating to science, literature, arts, architecture, and technology. It was created on June 23, 1925 and was awarded until 1934. During the period from 1935 to 1956, the Lenin Prize was...
for this song.
V Put' is performed on Victory Day as well as on other military holidays in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
and other former Soviet republics
Post-Soviet states
The post-Soviet states, also commonly known as the Former Soviet Union or former Soviet republics, are the 15 independent states that split off from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in its dissolution in December 1991...
.
Russian lyrics
- Путь далек у нас с тобою,
- Веселей, солдат, гляди!
- Вьется, вьется знамя полковое,
- Командиры – впереди.
- Chorus:
- Солдаты, в путь, в путь, в путь...
- А для тебя, родная,
- Есть почта полевая.
- Прощай, труба зовёт.
- Солдаты, в поход!
- Каждый воин – парень бравый,
- Смотрит соколом в строю.
- Породни... роднились мы со славой,
- Славу добыли в бою.
- Chorus
- Дни теперь для нас настали
- И учёбы, и труда.
- Чтоб споко... спокойно расцветали
- Наши сёла, города.
- Chorus
- Путь далек у нас с тобою,
- Веселей, солдат, гляди!
- Вьется, вьется знамя полковое,
- Командиры – впереди.
- Chorus
Romanization
- Put' dalyok u nas s toboyu,
- Veseley, soldat, glyadi!
- Vyotsya, vyotsya znamya polkovoe,
- Komandiry – vperedi.
- Chorus:
- Soldaty, v put', v put', v put'...
- A dlya tebya, rodnaya
- Est' pochta polevaya.
- Proshchay, truba zovyot,
- Soldaty, v pokhod!
- Kazhdy voin – paren' bravy,
- Smotrit sokolom v stroyu.
- Porodni... rodnilis' my so slavoy,
- Slavu dobyli v boyu.
- Chorus
- Dni teper' dlya nas nastali
- Dni uchyoby i truda,
- Chtob spoko... spokoino rastsvetali
- Nashi syola, goroda.
- Chorus
- Put' dalyok u nas s toboyu,
- Veseley, soldat, glyadi!
- Vyotsya, vyotsya znamya polkovoe,
- Komandiry – vperedi.
- Chorus
Translation
- We have a long way to go,
- Сheer up, soldier, look!
- Regimental color is waving,
- Commanders are ahead.
- Chorus:
- Soldiers, onwards, onwards, onwards...
- And for you, my dear
- There is a field post.
- Farewell, the slughorn is calling.
- Soldiers, on march!
- Every warrior is a brave fellow,
- Watching like a falcon in the rank.
- We became relatives with glory,
- We gained glory in the battle.
- Chorus
- The days have come for us
- The days of study and labour,
- So that could easily thrive
- Our villages and cities.
- Chorus
- We have a long way to go,
- Сheer up, soldier, look!
- Regimental color is waving,
- Commanders are ahead.
- Chorus