The "Song of the Volga Boatmen" (known in Russian as Эй, ухнем! [Ey, ukhnyem!, "Yo, heave-ho!"], after the refrain) is a well-known traditional Russian song collected by Mily Balakirev and published in his book of folk songs in 1866. [1] It was sung by burlaks, or barge-haulers, on the Volga River. Balakirev published it with only one ...

Barge Haulers on the Volga or Burlaki (Russian: Бурлаки на Волге, Burlaki na Volge) is an 1870–1873 oil-on-canvas painting by Russian realist artist Ilya Repin. It depicts 11 men (burlaki) hauling a barge along the banks of the Volga River. They are at the point of collapse from exhaustion, oppressed by heavy, hot weather. [1][2]

A famous russian song sung by Paul Robeson . The painting belongs to the russian painter Ilya Repin.

Definitely one of the finest renditions of this old Russian folk song ever recorded (unfortunately, the quality of the recording is not up to present day standards but the incredible power of...

The Volga Boatman may refer to: A burlak (barge hauler) on the Volga River; The Volga Boatman, an American drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille; The Volga Boatman, a French drama film directed by Vladimir Strizhevsky "The Song of the Volga Boatmen", a traditional Russian song; Barge Haulers on the Volga, a painting by Ilya Repin

It pretty much vocalizes the suffering of Russian Peasants. The song is The Song of the Volga Boatmen sung by the Russian army choir image cited in video all others were listed as under the...

Jan 24, 2021 · Watch and listen to the following renditions of The Song of the Volga Boatmen. The first is a stunning live performance by Russian bass-baritone singer Leonid Kharitonov (1933–2017). The second is a contemporary lyrical version by Moscow Nights, a critically acclaimed trio from Russia.

Jun 25, 2024 · Song of the Volga boatmen : Russian folk song / revised and edited by F. Henri Klickmann by Klickmann, F. Henri (Frank Henri), 1885-1966

What is “The Birthday Dirge”? “The Birthday Dirge” is sung to the tune of “The Volga Boatmen”. If you don’t know the tune by name, you know it by sound. It’s the depressing sounding Russian folk tune that nearly everyone has heard at one time or another.

Audio Recording Song of the Volga boatmen Russian folk song / Barge hauler's chant