Young Pioneer Organization of The Soviet Union - Songs

Songs

Young Pioneer songs were usually sung at various Young Pioneer meetings, in Young Pioneer camps, and at schools. One of the earliest and the most popular song was the Young Pioneer March. It was written in 1922 by Aleksandr Zharov (music by Sergei Dyoshkin) and was sometimes called The Anthem of Young Pioneers. There were a great many other songs, here are some very popular ones:

  • Accepting you into Young Pioneers (music by Aleksandra Pakhmutova, lyrics by N.Dobronravov)
  • Song about the first Young Pioneer detachment (A.Dolukhanian, S.Runge)
  • Our land (Dmitry Kabalevsky, A.Prishelets)
  • Gaidar is marching first (Aleksandra Pakhmutova, N.Dobronravov)
  • The eaglet (V.Bely, Ya. Shvedov)
  • Rise up in bonfires, thee blue nights (S. Kaidan-Deshkin, A. Zharov)
  • Warsaw Song (Hostile whirlwinds are blowing above us) - (G. Kryzhanovsky)
  • The little joyful drummer (L. Schwarz, Bulat Okudzhava)
  • March of Young Pioneer groups (N.Gubar'kov, G. Khodosov)
  • May there always be sunshine (A.Ostrovsky, L.Oshanin)

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