The Bryansk forests rustled harshly… is a Soviet song from the Great Patriotic War. The lyrics were by , with music by .
Lyrics The Bryansk forest rustled sternly, Blue fogs descended, And the pines heard all around, How they marched against the GermansThe lyrics are given in accordance with the 1942 version; after the war, the beginning of the line was modified to read "how they marched to battle" or "how they marched along the path." partisans.
A secret path between the birches They hurried through the dense thickets, And each carried on his shoulders A rifle with cast bullets.
And on a terrible night, They attacked the fascist headquarters, And the bullets whistled loudly between the tree trunks In the Bryansk oak groves.
There is no salvation for the enemies in the forests: Soviet grenades are flying, And the commander shouts after them: "Destroy the invaders, guys!"
...The Bryansk forest rustled sternly, Blue fogs descended, And the pines heard around, How the partisans were marching with victory.
1942
History of creation The song was written during the Great Patriotic War, in the autumn of 1942, deep behind enemy lines. The basis was the 19th century folk song "The Burrowing Storm" about the death of Ermak, the favorite song of the first detachment commander, D. E. Kravtsov.
On the night of November 6–7, 1942, Anatoly Sofronov performed it for the first time among the partisans. The author's recollections:
According to the law of Bryansk Oblast No. 47-Z "On the symbols of the Bryansk Oblast" dated 20.11.98, adopted by the Bryansk Regional Duma November 5, 1998, the song "The Bryansk forest rustled harshly" was declared the anthem of Bryansk Oblast.
See also List of regional anthems Anthems of the Soviet Republics
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External links Archived performance of the song. Real Media format, ~350 kb