This is mostly a demonstration of how bad my audio settings are. I will probably delete this video in the future and replace it with one that has both better sound and a more interesting background. Nonetheless, I had planned to add music to my channel, both original compositions as well as my performances of other people's works. This is "Orlënok," or "The Eaglet," my favourite Soviet song, sung by me, set to a slideshow of some of my Soviet tank models (there were supposed to be planes in there as well, but the song isn't long enough for them to show up). Lyrics are below, in Russian and English.
Русский - Орлёнок
Орлёнок, орлёнок,
Взлети выше солнца
И степи с высот огляди.
Навеки умолкли весёлые хлопцы,
В живых я остался один.
Орлёнок, орлёнок,
Блесни опереньем,
Собою затми белый свет
Не хочется думать о смерти, поверь мне,
В шестнадцать мальчишеских лет.
Орлёнок, орлёнок,
Гремучей гранатой
От сопки солдат отмело,
Меня называли орлёнком в отряде,
Враги называют орлом.
Орлёнок, орлёнок,
Мой верный товарищ,
Ты видишь, что я уцелел,
Лети на станицу, родимой расскажешь,
Как сына вели на расстрел.
Орлёнок, орлёнок,
Товарищ крылатый,
Ковыльные степи в огне,
На помощь спешат комсомольцы - орлята
И жизнь возвратится ко мне.
Орлёнок, орлёнок,
Идут эшелоны,
Победа борьбой решена,
У власти орлиной орлят миллионы,
И нами гордится Страна!
English - The Eaglet
Eaglet, Eaglet
Soar above the sun,
And on the steppe form heights looking at all.
Forever silent merry lads,
Alive, I was alone.
Eaglet, eaglet
Sparkling plumage,
He eclipses the white light.
Not wanting to think of death, trust me,
In his sixteen years of boyhood.
Eaglet, eaglet
Detonating a grenade,
From the hills of the (enemy) soldiers (dug in) shallow.
I called on the Eaglet Detachment,
The enemy called (me) an eagle.
Eaglet, eaglet,
My faithful comrade,
You see that I survived.
Fly into the village, dear tell,
How his son was shot.
Eaglet, eaglet,
Feathered friend,
The grassy steppes are on fire
To help hasten Komsomol eaglets
And life returns to the country
Eaglet, eaglet,
The trains go on,
The war has been won.
The ruling eagle has millions of eaglets,
And our country is proud!
Links:
Shapeways:
https://www.shapeways.com/designer/steampunkkaja
WordPress:
https://kjworldsong.wordpress.com/
Steemit:
https://steemit.com/@steampunkkaja
