Unharness the Horses, Guys
A Ukrainian folk song known since the 19th century.
Rozpriahajte, chloptsi, koni is a Ukrainian folk song. It has been documented in folklorists' records since the 19th century.
Quick Facts
- Language
- Ukrainian
- Written
- 19th century
- Released
- 1935
- Genre
- Ukrainian folk music
- Producer
- Dmytro Balatsky
- uk
- Балацький Дмитро Євменович; Nestor Horodovenko
- uk
- Городовенко Нестор Феофанович
Facts from the source article.
History
In the 20th century, folklorist and choir conductor Dmytro Balatsky recorded and edited the song. It was released on gramophone record in 1935 by the State Honored Choir Chapel of Ukraine 'Trembita' under Nestor Horodovenko. That same year, the Red Army Choir under Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov also performed it. The work was later arranged for military orchestras, including Simon Chernetsky's 'Ukrainian March'. In the 1970s, a version by the Kuban Cossack Choir with the refrain 'Marusya once, two, three viburnums' became widely known, though the original lacked this refrain.
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