"Where have all the Flowers gone," a chat with Pete Seeger.

[@marksheiman1538]

I think about what Ukraine, and I am crying. This song still brings a tear.

[@Cloyd1]

Such a beautiful tribute to the people of Ukraine; thank you for making such amazing music and remembering the beautiful man who was Pete Seeger.

[@philipbonner6486]

I've always loved this since I was a child, such a beautiful version of a classic song, I'm not ashamed that I had tears in my eyes.

[@kentgrabau3755]

Hauntingly beautiful. And, sad. And, so much more.

[@MrEverthere]

I love this song beautiful video too

[@Jotriharpskel]

Deeply touching. Thank you.

[@leighgerry]

Beautiful ! Amazing find on KZbin, Slainte Gerry G

[@catherinemayock4447]

Beautiful. Thank you from Ireland.

[@janeamon2401]

So true!

[@gabitiegs6422]

This song is everything. Thank you.

[@bandlgallagher2002]

Brilliant.

[@seanboyd2549]

When will we ever learn

[@Utilizator]

Я русский и я реально поражен популярностью этой песни на Западе! Я только сейчас узнал из Википедии, что она из Тихого Дона и её пела Марлен Дитрих, преклоняясь перед русским писателем Паустовским. Мне стыдно не знать этого!💙💙💛💛

[@carolinee4709]

I feel for both sides , Ukraine and Russia , all the innocent people dying just for those who want power , they never go to war , it's always people like you and I . It's the same as it has always been , we haven't learned yet , but maybe someday we will . The young people are our hope .

[@reginadacruz6604]

Exactly. Um Tirano e um ator moleque, killing inocente people 😢😢😢💔💔💔💔

[@Doug-nr3gh]

Old men declare wars ... Young men ( and civilians) die in them '

[@jamesmccarry459]

Somehow hopeful.

[@kathiesarachild2670]

Pete says in the very interview you're showing that the first lines of "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" are from a Russian song, not a Ukrainian one. We're never going to be able to resolve things without truth.

[@natleblanc5048]

I dug deeper into this. The book Seeger read the song in is And Quiet Flows the Don by Mikhail Sholokhov. Sholokov's father was a middle-class Russian, and his mother was a Ukrainian peasant. The book is about a Don Cossack who struggles with identity during the Russian Civil War, switching between the Reds and the Whites multiple times. While the Cossacks largely fought on the side of the White Army, it was not uncommon for them to join the Red Army, and Ukrainian national hero Nestor Makhno notably fought against the white army *and* the red Army as the leader of the Ukrainian Revolutionary Army, often known as The Black Army. While the book was massively popular in the Soviet Union and received the Stalin Prize, it's not explicitly pro-Red or pro-Bolshevik, with the main character suffering loss inflicted by both the Reds and the Whites through the novel.

[@jaysonwallker1648]

If there is any way to reach Pete Seeger, I would like to cover his song with a "country/ folk" feel, and would like to donate 10% of my royalties to Ukraine war victim charities, which would all be subject to his pre-approval, of course. If you could help me contact him, it would be ever so greatly appreciated. I'm a BMI member.

[@natleblanc5048]

Do you have a Ouija board

[@Doug-nr3gh]

He passed away a few years ago

[@russianwinecountry]

It's not "The Ukraine" - it's Ukraine, like France, Spain... It is a country, not a field of wheat...

[@artsawonder]

Many thanks for pointing this out. It has been changed.

[@dahawk8574]

@@artsawonder "The Ukraine" was standard up into the 1990s. And this is how many in Russia still think of it today. My Russian teacher explained that the name of the country comes from a term meaning 'Outsider' or 'Borderlands'. So 'The Ukraine' carries this Moscow-centric perspective, which has been used as pretense for invading the country. So one might see your original title to be more fitting, by way of irony. *_"Oh when will they ever learn."_*

[@Doug-nr3gh]

Wow ! Great arrangement and visuals ... Tears me up ... Long time passing ...

[@Utilizator]

Я РУССКИЙ И МНЕ ТАК СТЫДНО... ПРОСТИТЕ МЕНЯ ПОЖАЛУЙСТА. я ЖИВУ В БЯНСКЕ

[@reginadacruz6604]

It's no your choice, or your fault, I felling same as you, because we are human beings they don't! They are a Tyrant and a bratty actor!

[@Utilizator]

@@reginadacruz6604 Understand you, thanks a lot

[@ElenaMarkova1485]

Why is Ukraine here? Pete Seeger was inspired by a Russian song written in Russian, from a novel by the Russian writer Mikhail Sholokhov.