Noc kolem nás / Dark is the Night – Тёмная ночь (Czech Version)

Thanks to HlíNa for providing the lyrics. NOTE: I do not own anything except my channel logo in this video, all belong to the respected owners. —— Dark is the Night (Тёмная ночь, lit. Dark Night) is a famous Soviet song associated with the Great Patriotic War. It was originally performed by Mark Bernes in the 1943 war film Two Soldiers. The song was composed by Nikita Bogoslovsky (1913-2004), lyrics by Vladimir Agatov specially for the film Two Soldiers. Leonid Utyosov, without knowledge and without permission of authors and film unit, recorded the song, thus becoming the first to do so, but it was Bernes’ performance that made it so popular. In the film, Bernes is a soldier who recalls his wife and baby at night while singing the song. The official experts were keen to accuse Bogoslovsky of propagating “Philistine“ sentimental tunes. Though ostracized by the authorities, the song became a symbol of the war years for millions of Soviet people. Dark Is t