While it is a staple of Victory Day parades in Russia, the song has been adapted into several languages, including German ( Der Heilige Krieg ) and Hungarian. The Legacy of the Alexandrovci "The Sacred War" - The Alexandrov Red Army Choir (1942)
YouTube·Leonid Kharitonov (Леонид Харитонов)
The song is characterized by its "noble fury" (Russian: blagorodnaya yarost ), a phrase from the lyrics that calls for a "sacred war" against "dark forces".
Because there was no time to print sheet music, Alexandrov reportedly wrote the notes on a blackboard for the choir to copy manually.
Performers describe the raw power of the choir's "screaming" chords, designed to evoke the terror and bravery of the era.
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