Song of the Volga Boatmen - Mikhail Kruglov (basso profondo)

Mikhail Kruglov, sings this classic Russian folk song with the Valaam Monastery Choir in this 2022 performance, descending to a contra B flat at the end.

[@johanbjork1650]

You almost see the barges being pulled up Volga River. That bass singing is bordering on throat singing. Gives you goosebumps.

[@ninalehman9054]

Nothing like a good Russian men’s chorus to give you goosebumps. I still remember the words from when I had Russian class in high school in the early 1970s. Beautiful.

[@bio.Luminescence]

My brother has a natural tendency to sing all vocal music at least an octave lower. The song of the Volga boatmen is one of his favourites. The neighbours sometimes love to listen to him ⛱. I also love it because it makes my body vibrate from head to toe.

[@fds1805]

I lived in Eatern Europe years ago. In church all older folks sang a lower (2nd voice) naturally.

[@dennislay3123]

Lovely

[@ianbruce6515]

There is a small outdoor rotunda/bandstand in a nearby town, built with some serious acoustics. I wandered in one evening after leaving a restaurant and gave it a try with a bit of the Volga Boatman. The bones in my skull vibrated, my teeth felt like they were going to come loose! Never experienced anything like it before or since!

[@sandragous4453]

A friend in Church sings deep bass, makes my toes curl 😊

[@paulwooton4390]

Surely he doesn't sing this one an octave lower!

[@ericmarseille2]

Wow, ultra bass...What a giant!

[@etm567]

I've always loved the Volga Boatmen music, but I've never heard it like this. Extraordinary. Goosebumps all over.

[@user-ls3en1zu3f]

Wow! Purity of voices and harmony!! The bass - as a voice and as a Man (his height) - rises above the entire song. I listened and imagined Repin’s painting “Barge Haulers on the Volga” before my eyes. Incomparable performance! Bravo to the performing team!

[@kayhoward8723]

WOW MAGNIFICENT

[@eveblack8346]

Wonderful, What a man!

[@stellaheath3895]

Russian talent ,simply beautiful, tbsnk you for your incredible culture!

[@davewilson9738]

My god! The last note... Incredible harmonies from the rest of the choir to make the whole.

[@froschgrosch5247]

Wow, he drops down so effortlessly at the end. He's still relatively young, I hope he gets even deeper as time passes.

[@jinx1821]

he 50 now

[@froschgrosch5247]

@@jinx1821 thanks, now I remember, I saw his old videos (10+ years ago) and thought he was about 40, which was, at the time, correct

[@eduarddurech5188]

You can see a recent singing of his, search "Тебе поем. Из Милость мира (№5). Композитор: М. Азовских. Солист: А. Гусев." or "youtu . be / KCohGpd3Ubg" without spaces

[@andrewmargrave7518]

Down to B1 at the end.

[@johng1216]

Now that's a deep voice, and fantastic harmonisation, beautiful.

[@anselmihuguette2160]

Je suis française mais je connais cette chanson depuis mon enfance ainsi que d'autres car au début du XX ème siècle beaucoup de russes se sont réfugiés en France et nous français nous avons toujours aimé le folklore russe En ce qui me concerne je suis fan et admiratrice de votre grand regretté Dmitri Hvorostovsky être fabuleux que j'écoute tous les jours depuis des années Un grand salut de Paris ♥️🇨🇵🗼

[@alestane2]

Ivan Rebroff a aussi popularisé en France cette chanson et d'autres du folklore russe.

[@anselmihuguette2160]

@@alestane2 effectivement il était très populaire en France dans les années 60 mais je parlais de mon enfance des années 50 ce que je n'avais pas précisé 🗼🇨🇵♥️

[@jeannelange4820]

A friend of mine, Elizabeth Koch, sang with Dimitry in Chicago, USA, it was as close to heaven as I will ever get. He was so handsome but his voice was sooooo beautiful!

[@anselmihuguette2160]

Dmitri c'était le paradis sur terre Quelle chance pour votre amie ♥️🇨🇵

[@1929modelagirl]

Wow Just beautiful The human voice is truly a fine instrument

[@mikegross6107]

It's too bad this human voice belongs to a dedicated Communist! If i am wrong then forgive me but don't believe the Russian government would let ANYONE travel the country as freely as these men do!

[@marijadjuric8751]

Чудесно и дивно! Велики поздрав из Србије! ❤

[@1Kroopak]

A beautiful and moving rendition of this Russian favourite.

[@kathrynmolesa1641]

Always loved a men’s choir. So strong.

[@ghw7192]

I took Russian as my language requirement and Professor Gregory, the teacher, had been a professional singer before moving to the US. Every Friday was singing day and this was the first song we learned. That was in 1971 and i can still sing this song.

[@pattysherwood7091]

We sang it like this: Yo ho heave ho Yo ho heave ho So pull together Onward still we go! I felt it was the most serious song in the world, and very sad.

[@sanjavukobratovic8532]

Kakav glas imaš veliki ruski čoveče, nikad nisam čula ova divne glasove ❤ Pozdrav iz Srbije braćo ❤

[@jmm21340]

I learned that song back in the early 40s from my grandfather, Mikhail. I still sing it from time to time; I remember the words but not their meaning. The last time I heard the language and spoke it was when grandpa came out to visit us when I was 12. It was the last time I spoke Russian.

[@Andrey_Bodrey75]

Greetings to you! This is the song of the Volga boatmen (these were peasants in tsarist Russia who lived and worked on the Volga and they dragged barges along the river by force of their hands). The song is almost without words (in the sense that it does not tell any story), it is rather such a rhythmic motif that boatmen cheer themselves up when they do very hard work - hey, let's hoot, hey, let's do it again, hey, come on! The main point, of course, is in the melody and performance - they convey the heavy share of people who have a very difficult and difficult life! I hope that it was possible to explain. Good luck to you!))

[@user-cl2jp7jn2r]

Ещё в этой песне поётся, о том какая великая русская река- она и широкая и глубокая❤

[@Andrey_Bodrey75]

@@user-cl2jp7jn2r да, согласен, и про это тоже...) А вы английский знаете или переводили мой комментарий?))

[@ildefonsogiron4034]

​@@Andrey_Bodrey75Thanks 👍

[@maggiegrande3454]

​@@Andrey_Bodrey75beautiful.

[@JarlOfSwot]

Absolutely gorgeous performance!

[@JustSad66]

We had a 78 of Foedor Chaliapen singing this! And the gramophone to play it on.

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

Where? At home? That's awesome!

[@aikiminomori2261]

I learned this song in junior high school in Japan. They used to teach songs from around the world. At that time, we sang this song in Japanese, nowhere near like this, but I could imagine how it was supposed to sound, and this is exactly how I had imagined! It brings me back to my school days, at the same time inspires me to think of the country and the people I’ve never seen.

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

There is a Japanese version of this song? I don't recall hearing of one in other than Russian and English. Can you find one on KZbin I could listen to?

[@mariesvobodova8536]

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[@aikiminomori2261]

@@incumbentvinyl9291 There are few different people/groups singing this. I will give you two links for two different people/groups. kzbin.info/www/bejne/paemfmSqoLyijM0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/el6uoqhse92LhM0

[@kathyborthwick6738]

One of the most beautiful powerful songs ever written-Well done -Besautiful ❤

[@prata237_1]

Very good bass and a superb harmony with the choir it's beautiful

[@izabelacabanska3194]

Piękny bas i piękny chór mój ulubiony utwór.

[@juliablack2945]

We learned Volga boat songs in elememtry school in British Columbia in the 60's.

[@jozefkostelansky]

At the basic school in the 80's there was a picture of Repin Burlaks on the Volga near this song in the book. In Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia.

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

Saw the painting in 2021. It's absolutely massive in size!

[@MidnightKino]

I used to hum this song as a kid all the time. For the longest time I couldn’t figure out where I picked up from. Every once in awhile I’d catch myself humming it but with no clue about it. I could never find it online. KZbin just recommended it. I still don’t know where I picked up from. Okay mystery sort of solved.

[@marcellapremo7797]

From the 70’s Malt o Meal commercial of the child driving his car over the bowl ?

[@elisabethpearl9790]

This melody was in my very first Piano book..... The accompanying lyrics were... yo yo heave oh, so yo yo heave oh, so pull together forward still we go😊

[@mariannebickerton6944]

The tune was background for one of the Looney Tunes cartoons.

[@MidnightKino]

@@mariannebickerton6944 lol oooooh that’s probably why

[@coreycox2345]

Midnight Kino was in my beginner piano book when I was six. I feel like I have always known it.

[@user-rd4rg4we1h]

Браво!Аж мурашки по телу во время прослушивания.Очень гармонично.

[@user-pf8fe7jl3r]

А я вспоминаю картину Репина ,,Бурлаки на Волге".

[@wrenlittle8826]

Amazing, such passion.

[@krimhildburgund7634]

Mir geht es auch so, daß mich dieses Lied und die Stimmen der Kosakenchöre tief berührt und mir durch und durch geht. Der eine sagt wegen Schamanentum, der zweite summt es einfach so, ich nun bin durch und durch Christ, es ist egal, diese Musik berührt in ganz tiefen Schichten und ich bin den russischen Sängern sooooo dankbar, daß sie uns Menschen dieses Erbe weiter überliefern. Wer hören kann mag hören. Danke von Herzen. Und liebe Grüße aus Taiwan.

[@apersonwhoseesvids]

it's cool the sound quality they can get with individual mics.

[@1mctous]

I'd rather hear the room they're performing in.

[@Yell5651]

So moving. The Russian soul expressing its hardships.

[@gracielasaldivargonzalez220]

Wowwwwwww!!!!! Que voces tan maravillosas, de verdad que son fantásticas, seguramente en vivo se han de escuchar increíbles!!!!

[@joannekaiser1380]

The song and singing is hypnotic. Beautiful.

[@alicelehmann8756]

Das hat mein Vater gesungen, ich erinnere mich ganz früh in der Kindheit. Energie springt ohne mein zutun aus meinen Händen und es ist wie eine Herzens Brücke zu Russland und hört nicht auf. Gänsehaut. Eine Urgrossmutter war Schamanin und Heilerin...über Vaters Seite habe ich das ebenfalls....

[@dementedopossum8148]

😂😂😂

[@KM-xr5gg]

Beautiful! My great grandparents came to the United States from the Volga river area. Escaping persecution.

[@Mercmad]

when I ear this, I am reminded of the old Russian film depicting the boatmen hauling barges along the Volga.

[@alexanderyefremov6453]

Полностью с Вами согласен!

[@joso7251]

That’s exactly that song is about…

[@judithweger7693]

We took a riverboat cruise on the Volga

[@user-lq7cl1im3j]

​@@judithweger7693круиз по Волге и тянуть баржу, идя по берегу& абсолютно разные вещи .

[@roseofjericho7514]

Der Russische Bär singt. Mit einer Stimme, die aus den tiefsten Gruben und Höhlen scheint zu kommen. Wonne pur!

[@moaramir9485]

Lembro que o meu pai cantava essa música nos idos da década de 70, quando eu era pequena. 🚣‍♂️🚣‍♂️🚣‍♂️ Linda! ❤😊❤ Saudações do Brasil! 🇧🇷

[@matildeborghi5744]

Splendida voce e bellissimo coro....vedo il Volga e la sua maestosita! Fantastici!

[@olgagala8497]

Ed io ci sono stato:)...

[@user-lq7cl1im3j]

Прежде всего это не о величии Волги, а о тяжёлой доле людей. Им не до красот было. Попробуй в упряжке баржу тянуть.

[@franksachtler4846]

Einfach großartig vielen Dank

[@anamimoby5245]

Wunderschön!!!🤗

[@delphinesimon3791]

Magnifique.

[@cynthiat6505]

Unbelievably beautiful!

[@barrysheridan9186]

Amazing voice. Magic.

[@maxponsetis1948]

after words you can t tell that you do nt know whats the Russian soul thank you for charing

[@marie-christinemontegu9503]

Les voix Russes. Les Basses Russes. Uniques au Monde. ❤️🇷🇺❤️🇷🇺❤️🇷🇺❤️🇷🇺❤️🇷🇺❤️🇷🇺

[@Smee86]

Does Russian Basses mean the sound in the Deep Voice?

[@alexakammler6440]

Les bulgares ont aussi des voix merveilleux basse🤗

[@Smee86]

@@alexakammler6440 🆒😎

[@hervezg3863]

​@@Smee86 Oui ! 🙂

[@Smee86]

@@hervezg3863 beautiful Thank-you.

[@gabrielehempel7010]

Очень красивый 😊

[@Hanfgurkenhasser]

Impressive change of register at the end. Also really love the sound of the choir at 2:58. Well done!

[@EveryWayWorks]

Right? That *cronchy* harmony is amazing!

[@r1p2m32]

He sings the whole song in one (his natural) register. That's why upper limit here is A3 sharp. Very hard to do in one register!

[@miareal1746]

Wow, just amazing! Thank you so much for sharing 👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️

[@user-bn3im7pd1w]

Pozdrowienia z Polski AjatoLAH :)

[@Jenisseia432]

Ein wunderbarer Chor und der Chorleiter wird seins dazu beigetragen haben❤

[@elliotportner8020]

A great delivery giving tremendous moving meaningful delivery and this group gets lots of credit for perfectiom😊

[@lynstoneham]

Beautiful

[@Mapkentaur1]

Gyerekként énekkarban énekeltem ezt a mélyen megrázó dalt. Így férfi kórussal még jobban megrázó, szinte látom a súllyal megrakott hajókat vontató meggyötört éhes ember tömeget. ❤❤❤

[@nauka-pobezhdat-2.0]

Голодные люди не смогут тянуть баржу, и обувь должна быть хорошая, иначе повредиш ноги и не сможешь работать.

[@user-lq7cl1im3j]

​@@nauka-pobezhdat-2.0картину "Бурлаки на Волге" видели? Там они в какой обуви?

[@nauka-pobezhdat-2.0]

@@user-lq7cl1im3j вот именно, что,, картина"! То же, что,, картина" ( не помню что то,, дети везут воду в бочке зимой") нашли ребенка больного рахитом перед смертью и поместили в центр сюжета! Типа,, режим губит детей"! Маму этого ребенка пускали в галерею потом бесплатно, она плакала перед картиной и молилась за упокой его души, что привлекало посетителей. На самом деле этот мальчик никогда не возил воду в бочке, тем более зимой, потому, что очень болел.

[@catsoandahalf]

Absolutely FABULOUS!

[@008doomguy]

Favorite song!

[@stevebowles8225]

Most inspirational version I have ever heard!

[@medinsanchez8129]

Felicitaciones y gracias por la magnífica versión. Saludos. 🇨🇱⚓️🇨🇱

[@lydiamalinovic9402]

so beautiful!

[@Michael-ui4bi]

Einfach wunderbar

[@veronicafernandez7211]

Wonderful and very touching. I have been listening to it since I was very young in my home.

[@marinaosmanova4783]

Браво!!!!!!!!👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@markgoddard2560]

Wonderful.

[@Allgood33]

Wow! I could feel the computer vibrates with that mazing baho voice.

[@lucaszanon5328]

Bravo!!

[@graziellamagri3497]

Condivido

[@bootman26]

So good!!! If you really listen at the last chord the overtones are so rich you can hear a soprano sound.

[@cynthiat6505]

Don’t you love it when overtones happen!!! That’s why I never wear in ear monitors!! I’ll wear one but I need to hear intonation!!! Fantastic!!!

[@margaretvanson3601]

That's a function of vibrating harmonics

[@willcoleman2014]

Well, he sure ate up all his greens when he was a little boy…

[@jrk1666]

ate too much bamboo by the looks of things

[@klauszeller5011]

Wundervoll!

[@28460]

Impresionante!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@unknown.ben2006]

This is my favourite russian folk song

[@donparker1823]

This gave me chills. So good!

[@keltaruusutravels4024]

Beautiful song and voices. The guy in the middle has such a wonderful deep voice. He also looks 7 feet tall. 😊

[@I_report_scammers_spammers]

I think he's about 6'6", maybe 6'7"

[@keltaruusutravels4024]

@@I_report_scammers_spammers Wow, very impressive. I've always wanted to be tall, and also wished I could sing. Got zero out of two. Ha!

[@I_report_scammers_spammers]

@@keltaruusutravels4024 Same!!!!

[@gabygoedert4546]

Wunderschön! Wie auch die volkslieder von dem unvergessenen Dima Hvorostovsky .❤️😢

[@careljeromecornelisfredrik5252]

Maravilhosa gravação, with love from Brazil.

[@dariengermanmontesgonzalez7462]

!INCREIBLE DE HERMOSO....!

[@zebedeezebedee]

I wld be in hopeless tears ....

[@fixinman]

I have known this song for over 50 years but this is the first time I ever actually heard it or known its name.

[@user-rj6mk5qu9x]

БРАВО, БРАВО, БРАВО!!!

[@guynorth3277]

Incredible stuff - its right up there with the monks!

[@juliafernandezmartinez6297]

Una interpretación que conmueve, bellisimo!!

[@user-io7ls7uo5h]

Браво маэстро!!!

[@priscillangan4838]

Excellent double basse !

[@sallyspencer5624]

Amazing, fantastic. I like Grand Opera and I've not heard a bass voice sing that low before.

[@CharlieUrbanowicz]

Wonderful!!!

[@MrHammerkop]

Stirring the soul!

[@julianneheindorf5757]

That lead singer’s voice is deeeeep… 😊👍

[@janetmillsrice]

we learned this in elementary school, in English, of course. what a treat to see this!

[@Kevinrothwell1959]

I remember as a child I used to look forward to a friend of my parents visiting our home because his deep voice used to make things vibrate , even the radiators! You could also feel it in your body, it was a very pleasant feeling. He wasn't a singer though, he was an engineer!

[@iChiefGadget]

Whether American, British, Spanish, or Russian, Sailor songs tend to have the same underlining tone. A Sailor’s life was a hard life! Great performance!

[@maiermaria5957]

Extraordinar!!!

[@margaretharypkema9290]

That bass!!!!

[@neronalipiocortesberghause8814]

Inacreditável, que combinação maravilhosa de vozes.. Incrível

[@adrianagertrude7907]

Beautiful!

[@bonnielucas3244]

This simple song was a starting song in John Thompson ' s beginning piano series many years ago

[@jaymehatfield9540]

Oh! Thankyou for that reminder. I went thru the whole series 1960s.

[@ninalehman9054]

I was looking for something similar recently but couldn’t remember the name. Thanks for the reminder. I had about a year of piano back in the 1960s.

[@nancywages7029]

My all time favorite

[@user-dq8zh3zi2j]

СПАСИБО🙏💕 большое, уважаемые... Поёте песню Фёдора Шаляпина?! Немножкр не хватает. Того Волжского охвата голосом простора.... Но близко. Я в то время слушала пластинки и видела фильм, где Фёдор Иванович играл саою роль .... Так как он пел, больше не слыхала. Но Вы дорогой человек, в этом костюме очень похржи на него. Что ж, дерзайте! Бог в помощь. Сибирь Людмила. Мне 84-й год. В свое аремя работала в Казанской гос. Консерватории библиотекарем. Всю классику прослушала. Сама пела в а" Капелле.. 1- е Сопрано. Много читала, зарубежную классику и русскую и советскую и любила научную фантастику.. Слава Господу,. Богу и. Святому Духу! Аминь. ❤😊

[@user-ky8mw2yz2s]

мне тоже показалось, что силы не хватает. Как будто не поют, а притворяются, что поют. Без отдачи.

[@MrBurtur]

До Леонида Харитонова все-таки далеко

[@user-ky8mw2yz2s]

@@MrBurtur даже рядом не постояли))

[@olgagala8497]

Что значит - Шаляпина? Песня народная... Шаляпин неповторим, но и они прекрасно исполнили.

[@user-dq8zh3zi2j]

@@olgagala8497 не хочу спорить Не огорчайтесь за нашего русского певца. У. Господа о всех пишется Памятная Книга. В Ней записывается абсолютно всё о каждом из нас.

[@donsixpack6779]

So amazing so unique. Thank you for sharing