“Yo, heave ho!”
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Leonid Kharitonov – “Yo, heave ho!” (Russian: “Ej, Uhnem!”)
Russian Folk Song also known as “The Volga Boatmen Song”.
New Year’s Eve Flash (Annual New Year’s TV Show), 1965.
Notice that the German film director (who formerly worked for Hitler) has placed the choir in the shape of the letter “V”, representing the bow of a ship, with Kharitonov in front of it as if he were a burlak.
Read more about this song.
The Volga Boatmen Song on Wikipedia.
Attention: This video has English subtitles!
Lyrics:
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Эй, ухнем, эй, ухнем! Эй, ухнем, эй, ухнем! Эй, ухнем, эй, ухнем! |
Yo, heave ho! Yo, heave ho! Yo, heave ho! Yo, heave ho! Yo, heave ho! Yo, heave ho! |
I happen to have stumbled upon this song by accident. This song is beautiful.
This helped me broaden my musical tastes.