Alexandrov Ensemble - Echelon Song Эшелонная 1960s

The Alexandrov Ensemble sings the Echelon Song (Эшелонная) , conducted by Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov. Date of recording unknown; probably 1960s-1970s. It’s a song of soldiers who go to the front on a train. They remember their noble and brave battles under the command of Marshal Voroshilov. So it’s also a revolutionary song. An alternative name for this song is “The Song About Voroshilov“. Voroshilov was high-ranked Soviet Marshal who was famous during the Revolution and later during the WW2 and was also a brother-in-arms of Stalin. More about Voroshilov on Wikipedia: Эшелонная (Песня о Ворошилове) Music by , Lyrics by Osip Kolychev Эшелон за эшелоном, Эшелон за эшелоном: Путь-дорога широка. Командарм велел - и точка! Машет беленьким платочком Дону синему рука. Нас с тобою, Ворошилов, Жизнь походная сдружила, Вместе в бой летели вскачь: Вспоминает враг с тоскою