For those who are curious to know the English meaning behind the beautiful song Den Pobedi, here it is, courtesy of wikipedia :D :
Victory Day, how far was it from us
Like an ember dwindled in the faded fire.
Versts were there, burnt and dusted, —
We did all we could for hastening this day.
(The verst is a defunct Russian unit of length and equals 1.067 km)
Chorus:
This Victory Day
Saturated with the smell of gunpowder,
This is a holiday
With gray hairs on temples,
This is joy
With tears in our eyes,
Victory Day!
Victory Day!
Victory Day!
Days and nights at open-hearth furnaces
Our Motherland spent, sleepless.
Days and nights we fought a hard battle,
We did all we could for hastening this day.
Chorus
Salute to you Mother, not all of us came back...
Wish to run about barefoot in dew!
Half of Europe, we have stridden half of Earth,
We did all we could for hastening this day.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
A little on Maksim and a lot on День Победы
Official return onscreen of Maksim will apparently occur this summer. In fact, according to source maxim-fans.ru this will occur precisely on June 5, 2009. She will appear on MUZA- TV, where she will sing Ne Otdam!!! (YAY FOR ME)
But thus far, Marina is more preoccupied dealing with her daughter, who, may I remind you was born on March 8, 2009. The cute little thing is almost two months old now and not a single picture yet released by the periodicals.
Speaking of may 8th...The day after (Saturday may 9th) is as you all know DEN POBEDI, THE DAY OF VICTORY, where the Russian army overtook Hitler and chased him away (well...actually, technically, it was a treaty signed by Stalin and Hitler but...oh well...its still День Победы...). День Победы (Den pobedi) translates to THE DAY OF VICTORY. In fact, it all happened on a dark and stormy night...In March 1975. Poet Vladimir Kharitonov, ex-war veteran, approached his traditional co-author, the young composer David Tukhmanov with a proposal to write a new song for the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the WWII.
The song composed by Tukhmanov and Kharitonov was originally reject by the jury. HOWEVER, AMAZING SINGER LEV LECHENKO premiered it during his concert in Alma-Ata in late April where it received CRITICAL ACCLAIM!
Ever since, the song has been played on every 9th of may and is recognized as THE song commemorating the victory in 1945.
MAY WE NEVER FORGET THIS GREAT DAY!
Here are a few quotes:
Vladimir Shainsky, veteran composer: "the song seemed to have turned back the time. Although written three decades after the war, it now seems that it was this song that helped us to gain the victory". I ABSOLUTELY CONCUR!
Leonid Brezhnev, Soviet leader: "folks would sing this tune for many years after you and I are gone". He said to Kharitonov.
It is even a hit in America!:
American researcher David MacFadyen: "this powerful song draws not upon the bravery of youthful soldiers but the private memories of aging, graying veterans. Its poignant combination of joy at a stunning victory and sadness at great loss sounds just as relevant today, when the war itself is something about which many young Russians neither know nor care".
Without further ado...the 1975 hit...DEN POBEDI:
LA LA LA LALALALALA LALA LA
Here are the lyrics...SING ALONG, SING IT LOUD, SING IT PROUD! ETOT DEN POBEDI!
Den' Pobedy, kak on byl ot nas dalyok,
Kak v kostre potukhshem tayal ugolyok.
Byli vyorsty, obgorelye, v pyli —
Etot den' my priblizhali kak mogli.
Chorus:
Etot Den' Pobedy
Porokhom propakh,
Eto prazdnik,
S sedinoyu na viskakh.
Eto radost'
So slezami na glazakh.
Den' Pobedy!
Den' Pobedy!
Den' Pobedy!
Dni i nochi u martenovskikh pechey,
Ne smykala nasha Rodina ochey.
Dni i nochi bitvu trudnuyu veli, —
Etot den' my priblizhali kak mogli.
Chorus
Zdravstvuy, mama, vozvratilis' my ne vse,
Bosikom by probezhat'sya po rose!
Pol-Yevropy proshagali, pol-Zemli —
Etot den' my priblizhali kak mogli.
Chorus x 2
But thus far, Marina is more preoccupied dealing with her daughter, who, may I remind you was born on March 8, 2009. The cute little thing is almost two months old now and not a single picture yet released by the periodicals.
Speaking of may 8th...The day after (Saturday may 9th) is as you all know DEN POBEDI, THE DAY OF VICTORY, where the Russian army overtook Hitler and chased him away (well...actually, technically, it was a treaty signed by Stalin and Hitler but...oh well...its still День Победы...). День Победы (Den pobedi) translates to THE DAY OF VICTORY. In fact, it all happened on a dark and stormy night...In March 1975. Poet Vladimir Kharitonov, ex-war veteran, approached his traditional co-author, the young composer David Tukhmanov with a proposal to write a new song for the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the WWII.
The song composed by Tukhmanov and Kharitonov was originally reject by the jury. HOWEVER, AMAZING SINGER LEV LECHENKO premiered it during his concert in Alma-Ata in late April where it received CRITICAL ACCLAIM!
Ever since, the song has been played on every 9th of may and is recognized as THE song commemorating the victory in 1945.
MAY WE NEVER FORGET THIS GREAT DAY!
Here are a few quotes:
Vladimir Shainsky, veteran composer: "the song seemed to have turned back the time. Although written three decades after the war, it now seems that it was this song that helped us to gain the victory". I ABSOLUTELY CONCUR!
Leonid Brezhnev, Soviet leader: "folks would sing this tune for many years after you and I are gone". He said to Kharitonov.
It is even a hit in America!:
American researcher David MacFadyen: "this powerful song draws not upon the bravery of youthful soldiers but the private memories of aging, graying veterans. Its poignant combination of joy at a stunning victory and sadness at great loss sounds just as relevant today, when the war itself is something about which many young Russians neither know nor care".
Without further ado...the 1975 hit...DEN POBEDI:
LA LA LA LALALALALA LALA LA
Here are the lyrics...SING ALONG, SING IT LOUD, SING IT PROUD! ETOT DEN POBEDI!
Den' Pobedy, kak on byl ot nas dalyok,
Kak v kostre potukhshem tayal ugolyok.
Byli vyorsty, obgorelye, v pyli —
Etot den' my priblizhali kak mogli.
Chorus:
Etot Den' Pobedy
Porokhom propakh,
Eto prazdnik,
S sedinoyu na viskakh.
Eto radost'
So slezami na glazakh.
Den' Pobedy!
Den' Pobedy!
Den' Pobedy!
Dni i nochi u martenovskikh pechey,
Ne smykala nasha Rodina ochey.
Dni i nochi bitvu trudnuyu veli, —
Etot den' my priblizhali kak mogli.
Chorus
Zdravstvuy, mama, vozvratilis' my ne vse,
Bosikom by probezhat'sya po rose!
Pol-Yevropy proshagali, pol-Zemli —
Etot den' my priblizhali kak mogli.
Chorus x 2
Sunday, April 19, 2009
More news
Maksim apparently (according to www.maksimfan.ru) got 2 nominations at the yearly national musical television reward Муз-ТВ (MUZA- TV) 2009. «Лучшая исполнительница» which translates to best executor, and «Лучшая песня» which I'm guessing is best video or something...I really don't know for sure but it was for her song «Научусь летать» (Nauchus Letat) which, by the way, you can listen to on this site (at the bottom on the music player :D).
Another point, according to a reliable source, apparently Maksim believes her daughter resembles more her father than her mother (honestly, I personally don't know how you can tell the difference at this stage...) which she confessed in an interview. In fact, on the 15th of April, "Vadim Voronov, Alice Seleznev and Sergey Melnikov in no way could believe appearance in the studio of that day's guest speaker!" (Who was of course Maksim). Alice even asked: «Как тебе удается так хорошо выглядеть, спустя всего месяц после рождения дочки? Совсем ничего не ешь?»...haha got you there ;)...you don't read Russian, do you?
Well, it translates to: "Only month after giving birth to your daughter, how is it that you can already appear on air and look so good? Do you starve yourself? How do you look so good?”
(Thank God for Google translator and my patience and skill to decipher the translation)
I also sometimes wonder how Maksim looks so good...I guess its a Russian thing...who knows.
Anyhow, she apparently pulls it off by sharing her food with her daughter and by singing lullabies to her before her sleep (I don't know how that keeps you in shape...I guess she does all sorts of dances to keep her entertained as well...haha I just pictured Maksim breakdancing...odd).
So these are a couple of updates on Maksim...however inaccurate they may be, they are still updates nonetheless. As soon as I get a reply from the site giving me possibly more information, or correcting anything I may have said wrong, I will be putting it up here.
Until then, CONGRATS ON THE NOMINATIONS MAKSIM!!!
Another point, according to a reliable source, apparently Maksim believes her daughter resembles more her father than her mother (honestly, I personally don't know how you can tell the difference at this stage...) which she confessed in an interview. In fact, on the 15th of April, "Vadim Voronov, Alice Seleznev and Sergey Melnikov in no way could believe appearance in the studio of that day's guest speaker!" (Who was of course Maksim). Alice even asked: «Как тебе удается так хорошо выглядеть, спустя всего месяц после рождения дочки? Совсем ничего не ешь?»...haha got you there ;)...you don't read Russian, do you?
Well, it translates to: "Only month after giving birth to your daughter, how is it that you can already appear on air and look so good? Do you starve yourself? How do you look so good?”
(Thank God for Google translator and my patience and skill to decipher the translation)
I also sometimes wonder how Maksim looks so good...I guess its a Russian thing...who knows.
Anyhow, she apparently pulls it off by sharing her food with her daughter and by singing lullabies to her before her sleep (I don't know how that keeps you in shape...I guess she does all sorts of dances to keep her entertained as well...haha I just pictured Maksim breakdancing...odd).
So these are a couple of updates on Maksim...however inaccurate they may be, they are still updates nonetheless. As soon as I get a reply from the site giving me possibly more information, or correcting anything I may have said wrong, I will be putting it up here.
Until then, CONGRATS ON THE NOMINATIONS MAKSIM!!!
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