“March of the Preobrazhensky Regiment“ — English subs and translation

Russian Empire, XVIII century (music), XIX century (lyrics) Donate & Support: The antique march of the first regiment of the Russian Imperial Guards - Preobrazhensky. It was first performed already in the XVIII century, perhaps even during the lifetime of Emperor Peter the Great (because of this, this melody is sometimes called the “Petrine March“). The most famous lyrics for this march arose in the XIX century after the Patriotic War on the basis of the soldier’s song “Glorious were our Grandfathers“. The authors of the melody and lyrics are unknown, although there is an alternative text written by Sergej Marin (it narrates about the times of Catherine and the war with the French in 1805). The march became the most popular in the Russian army, in addition to Preobrazhensky several other regiments used it, and after the February Revolution, for some time it used to play the role of the national anthem of Russia. Portraye