The Sacred War
Sign in to save1941 patriotic soldier's song composed by Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov with lyrics by Vasily Lebedev-Kumach performed by Alexandrov Ensemble
Key facts
- Genre
- Martial music
- Composer
- Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov
- Lyricist
- Vasily Lebedev-Kumach
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Genre
- patriotic song
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- Composer
- Alexander Alexandrov
- Duration
- 302
- Performer
- Alexandrov Ensemble
- Lyrics by
- Vasily Lebedev-Kumach
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- publication date
- 1941-06-28
- date of first performance
- 1941-06-26
- language of work or name
- Russian
- title
- Священная война
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Encyclopedic overview
1941 recording "The Sacred War" is one of the most famous Soviet songs of World War II. The music is by Alexander Alexandrov, founder of the Alexandrov Ensemble and the musical composer of the State Anthem of the Soviet Union. The lyrics are by Vasily Lebedev-Kumach.
The circumstances of the composition and first performance of the song were hurried; the lyrics were published on 24 June 1941, and Alexandrov immediately wrote the music for them, writing the notes out on a blackboard for the singers to copy manually. The first performance was on 26 June at Belorussky Railway Station, where according to eyewitnesses it was sung five times in succession.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “The Sacred War” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.