Kurjet - Cranes (Finnish Version)

A Finnish version of the famous Soviet song about the Great Patriotic War, "Журавли".
Performer: Reijo Frank
Composer: Yan Frenkel (Ян Френкель)
Lyricist: Taisto Summanen, based on Russian lyrics by Rasul Gamzatov (Расул Гамзатов)
Source: CD "Rauhanlauluja 1929-1979"
Image: The World Peace (Maailman Rauha) sculpture in Helsinki, having been a gift from the Soviet Union to Finland.

[@josemaria8177]

Here's to all the heroes who died fighting nazism and fascism. Their sacrifice will forever be remebered and we will honour their fight by not allowing reaction to triumph again

[@fitriroslan403]

thanks USSR because you give freedom to Eastern Europe

[@Screech9]

A beautiful version!

[@ottohaanpera4077]

The sculpture is sadly now moved to storage indefinitely, in big part because of the current war in Ukraine. An example of a sad trend nowadays :(

[@geodude205]

That's sad:(

[@ananas_fin161]

Kaunista :)

[@scotthorne1929]

The lyrics are not Russian but Avar. Unlike certain countries, the Soviet Union heavily promoted its minority languages.

[@burnedbread4691]

Nah this is just straight up Finnish

[@nimisukunimi5710]

@@burnedbread4691 The poem was originally written in Avar then translated to Russian and then from Russian to Finnish

[@scotthorne1929]

Here are the lyrics in the original Avar. ХЪАХӀАЛ КЪУНКЪРАБИ 1. Дида ккола, рагъда, камурал васал Кирго рукъун гьечӀин, къанабакь лъечӀин. Доба борхалъуда хъахӀил зобазда ХъахӀал къункърабазде сверун ратилин. Гьел иххаз хаселаз халатал саназ Нилъее салам кьун роржунел руго. Гьелъин нилъ пашманго, бутӀрулги рорхун, Ралагьулел зодихъ щибаб нухалда. 2. Боржун унеб буго къункърабазул тӀел, Къукъа буго чӀварал гьудулзабазул. Гьезул тӀелалда гъоркь цо бакӀ бихьула - Дун вачӀине гьаниб къачӀараб гурищ? Къо щвела борхатаб хъахӀилаб зодихъ, ХъахӀаб къункъра лъугьун дунги паркъела. Гьелъул гьаркьидалъун ракьалда тарал Киналго нуж, вацал, дица ахӀила.

[@zeramidova2116]

Обычно это песня звучит в день памяти 22 июня

[@user-gm1mk7st8g]

Мы её и на 9 мая пели

[@jason161-x4x]

Beautiful song with a deep meaning

[@nimisukunimi5710]

Kaunis laulu