Farewell of Slavianka

About the Song

"Proshchaniye slavyanki" (Farewell of Slavianka) is arguably the most famous Russian military march. Composed in 1912 by Vasily Agapkin during the First Balkan War, it was written as a farewell to Slavic women seeing their men off to war. The march is played at virtually every Russian military departure ceremony and at Moscow railway stations when trains depart. It has become a symbol of Russian military tradition.

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Lyrics

Встань за веру, Русская земля!

Vstan' za veru, Russkaya zemlya!

(Rise for the faith, Russian land!)

Нам не страшны грозные метели,

Nam ne strashny groznye meteli,

(We are not afraid of fierce blizzards,)

Нас согреет славою своей

Nas sogreyet slavoyu svoyey

(Our Motherland will warm us)

Наша Родина в любви.

Nasha Rodina v lyubvi.

(With its glory and love.)

Прощай, отчий край,

Proshchay, otchiy kray,

(Farewell, fatherland,)

Ты нас вспоминай,

Ty nas vspominay,

(Remember us,)

Прощай, милый взгляд,

Proshchay, milyy vzglyad,

(Farewell, dear gaze,)

Не все из нас придут назад.

Ne vse iz nas pridut nazad.

(Not all of us will come back.)