This song (Gray-Haired Boy) really reminds me of a Ted Talk; "Why Veterans Miss War." You should listen to it after you listen to this song if you haven't listened to it already.
I have been searching for this song for about 2-3 years now... I had a clip of the song and found a video UA-cam led me too which apperantly had a differrnt name to what its called And thus I kept searching... Until finally... I realized that Reddit was a thing. And hey... A single man sent a spotify link which I tracked to this video. Now I may finally understand the lyrics behind this somber tune.
It’s pretty miserable when you look at the 1990s outside of the west. Afghanistan falling to the Taliban during the civil war, and even the brutal stability they brought wasn’t going to last long. Kazakhstan and the other central Asian Soviet republics falling into civil conflict from Islamic Extremists flooding across the border. Transnistria, oh god not to even get into Yugoslavia. And of course the economic collapse in the former USSR and all that brought. And even if you survived the Chechen Wars, your sons get to look forward to a brother war in Ukraine.
i first saw a part of this video uploaded by my friend about 3 years ago and it has been in the back of my head since then glad i finally found the original full video
The footage of the Chechen war really captures the reality of conventional war I think. I mean the vehicles and equipment was legitimately some of the most advanced tech in the world when they came out, in the 80s and stuff. BMPs, T-80s and 72s. It’s often easy to get caught up in portraying hypothetical WW3 scenarios as flashy and super high speed/high tech. But the Chechen War really shows the reality of that. Well firstly obviously that no matter how high tech something is it still is useless if used wrong, but mainly just how gritty things really look. BMPs are covered in mud, rigged with gear and extra stuff stowed on the outside. Desantki riding on top. Engines are Smokey and wrecked/flaming vehicles are a constant sight. Obviously the Russian military was in a worse state than the Soviets, but still I think the overall look and aesthetic is much closer to what WW3 would look like. Just a much dirtier and more awful situation.
Russian lyrics/Русский текст/Letra em russo В военкомате случай был, Седой парнишка приходил, Просил, чтоб его снова взяли в строй. В недоуменье были все, Никто не мог понять, зачем, И лишь старик-полкан спросил его: Чечня в огне - второй Афган, Куда же рвешься ты, пацан? И что тебя так сильно тянет в бой? Уже там был, домой пришёл, Израненный, но все ж живой, И что тебе покоя не даёт? Седой парнишка постоял, И взгляд свой в сторону убрал, Чтоб слезы свои скрыть, чтоб слезы скрыть. В военкомате тишина, Как приговор звучат слова, Которые не в силах повторить: Я видел смерть, я видел бой, Домой вернулся я живой, А там меня уже никто не ждёт. Любимая моя с другим, И в этом мире я один, А там мои друзья штурмуют дзот. Во сне я вижу страх и ад И слышу звуки канонад, Но там мои друзья всегда со мной. Они поддержат и спасут, И руку дружбы подадут, Ну, а убьют, так тело принесут. Чечня в огне - второй Афган. Куда же рвешься ты, пацан? И что тебя так сильно тянет в бой? Уже там был, домой пришёл, Израненный, но все ж живой, И что тебе покоя не даёт? Я видел смерть, я видел бой, Домой вернулся я живой, А там меня уже никто не ждёт. Любимая моя с другим, И в этом мире я один, А там мои друзья штурмуют дзот.
There is a translation error. Ну, а убьют, так тело принесут means "If I getting killed they'll bring my body back" and not "Well, they'll kill, they'll bring corpses", which latter is anyway a pretty nonsensical line of you think about it.
"Like a horror film run backwards, images of the war flicker through my brain. The tank in the snow with smoldering bodies on the top. The smell of burning flesh. Of rotting flesh too. Novak rotting in a grave on Anzio. Horse-Face. Knowed an old girl once. The girl, red-eyed and shivering, in the Naples Dawn. And Kerrigan. Kerrigan shuffling cards with half a hand. He was far luckier than Antonio. Yes, Antonio, trying to stand on the stumps of legs with the machine gun ripping his body. and Brandom dead under a cork tree. (quoting one of Brandon's daughter's letters) 'Deer daddy, I'm in school...'" Audie Murphy reflecting on World War Two at the end of his memoir, To Hell and Bacck
From someone who only ever know peace in life, I ask this question: Is war the only place where an adult in the modern world can find genuine friendship akin to that of innocent children yet to learn the need of money to survive? It seems everything is comercialized (and worse people act as if this is the proper way of things) these days depriving any relations or passions of its soul and replacing it with deceit, narcissm, and greed.
Not the war, but the military.... They gave you "life buddy".... After you finish military training, those buddies will not forget you and you won't forget them.... And you will feel what they feel and they feel what you feel.... You would help each other.... About wars, no one wants war.... We absolutely want peace.... Only politicians who wants war.... So to answer your questions, not wars that makes us together, but the military.... Not all countries all invader, sometimes they just defend themselves.... You only see at US and Russian militaries... While the world has a lot of countries, and they have military :))
@@ajoo129 A peacetime military are prone to the same failings as any workplace, as people become "career oriented". No one wants war, as war brings death and murder, and no sane man would want any of these things. But it is only with the very real threat of death that a group of people can start to ignore the mundanities of life collectively and act in favor of the group's collective good rather than the individual self. Take this song for example, he isn't longing for a military lifestyle, he is longing to be under fire with his friends; not necessarily to kill other people; but rather to go through hell together. As Robert E. Lee said "It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it."
@@theprotocoloftheeldersofzi4489 yep you're right man, sorry about last reply.... i deleted it.... nice that you got it it's sucks when you came back home, everyone forgets you, your gf/wife cheats with another man, or worst, your family forgets you.... you don't have anything.... that's why this song is very sad, bcs it's true and it's still going on and ofc he went to war again just to feel special and go through hell with his friends :)).... also if he died, he will died honorable by being a hero rather than being alive as a trash on civilians life
This song is literally a reflection on young lads choosing to re-enlist even after seeing the horrors of war, simply because there is no one at home waiting for him, instead he would fight alongside his comrades just to not be left alone, obviously it is more fucking depressing.
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It breaks my heart there are people like this, in the song. Lost Souls. I'll drink to you all. Rest in piece! And thank you for your sacrefices!
Rest in "piece"?? 💀💀
@@Max-yf5sj rest in piss
@@Max-yf5sj bro talking to automatons
This song (Gray-Haired Boy) really reminds me of a Ted Talk; "Why Veterans Miss War." You should listen to it after you listen to this song if you haven't listened to it already.
I think the same about depression, I really miss it because without it there is nothing left
@@tacticalfall4505 I thought the one with the guitar was VDV?
@@dogowo You like berserk?
the helicopter at 1:44 always gets me man, you know those pilots were alive for that. one final ride
Brace and prepare to see what comes after death.
I think there's a good chance they were already dead on the way down, it would be a quick death either way, likely everyone inside was in shock
Probably not. They probably died on impact or saffocated in fire.
@@aleksapetrovic6519 if the helicopter got that badly shredded by AA fire, it's not impossible the crew could have been killed too
Facts bro just knowing it's not just a vehicle it's crewed by a group of young or old men kinda just yerks me yk. Sad stuff
I have been searching for this song for about 2-3 years now...
I had a clip of the song and found a video UA-cam led me too which apperantly had a differrnt name to what its called
And thus I kept searching... Until finally... I realized that Reddit was a thing. And hey... A single man sent a spotify link which I tracked to this video.
Now I may finally understand the lyrics behind this somber tune.
Polkan=Colonel
Thanks
The ''Chechnya is burning'' always makes me melancholic its just so sad and the melody is like the singer is dissapointed
“No one is waiting for me there” hits harder for me
It’s pretty miserable when you look at the 1990s outside of the west. Afghanistan falling to the Taliban during the civil war, and even the brutal stability they brought wasn’t going to last long. Kazakhstan and the other central Asian Soviet republics falling into civil conflict from Islamic Extremists flooding across the border.
Transnistria, oh god not to even get into Yugoslavia. And of course the economic collapse in the former USSR and all that brought. And even if you survived the Chechen Wars, your sons get to look forward to a brother war in Ukraine.
This channel deserves more atention.
this does put a tear in my eye
I love the song
Nice, earned yourself a sub
this happened to my buddy eric once
we dont got time for this ellis
Get a job, please...
i first saw a part of this video uploaded by my friend about 3 years ago and it has been in the back of my head since then
glad i finally found the original full video
The footage of the Chechen war really captures the reality of conventional war I think. I mean the vehicles and equipment was legitimately some of the most advanced tech in the world when they came out, in the 80s and stuff. BMPs, T-80s and 72s. It’s often easy to get caught up in portraying hypothetical WW3 scenarios as flashy and super high speed/high tech.
But the Chechen War really shows the reality of that. Well firstly obviously that no matter how high tech something is it still is useless if used wrong, but mainly just how gritty things really look.
BMPs are covered in mud, rigged with gear and extra stuff stowed on the outside. Desantki riding on top. Engines are Smokey and wrecked/flaming vehicles are a constant sight.
Obviously the Russian military was in a worse state than the Soviets, but still I think the overall look and aesthetic is much closer to what WW3 would look like. Just a much dirtier and more awful situation.
We know what this would look like. Look at Ukraine now.
1:26 is sad
This song is me after i return to my friends after dinner but they're all offline
and then you go back to the table to eat two pints of mint chocolate chip ice cream
@@fiyum333 it took me a month to understand that
@@fiyum333 then your mom asks you what doesn't give you peace after doing that 10 times a day
@@kiwijuice78 do you get the reference
@@fiyum333 i don't
Russian lyrics/Русский текст/Letra em russo
В военкомате случай был,
Седой парнишка приходил,
Просил, чтоб его снова взяли в строй.
В недоуменье были все,
Никто не мог понять, зачем,
И лишь старик-полкан спросил его:
Чечня в огне - второй Афган,
Куда же рвешься ты, пацан?
И что тебя так сильно тянет в бой?
Уже там был, домой пришёл,
Израненный, но все ж живой,
И что тебе покоя не даёт?
Седой парнишка постоял,
И взгляд свой в сторону убрал,
Чтоб слезы свои скрыть, чтоб слезы скрыть.
В военкомате тишина,
Как приговор звучат слова,
Которые не в силах повторить:
Я видел смерть, я видел бой,
Домой вернулся я живой,
А там меня уже никто не ждёт.
Любимая моя с другим,
И в этом мире я один,
А там мои друзья штурмуют дзот.
Во сне я вижу страх и ад
И слышу звуки канонад,
Но там мои друзья всегда со мной.
Они поддержат и спасут,
И руку дружбы подадут,
Ну, а убьют, так тело принесут.
Чечня в огне - второй Афган.
Куда же рвешься ты, пацан?
И что тебя так сильно тянет в бой?
Уже там был, домой пришёл,
Израненный, но все ж живой,
И что тебе покоя не даёт?
Я видел смерть, я видел бой,
Домой вернулся я живой,
А там меня уже никто не ждёт.
Любимая моя с другим,
И в этом мире я один,
А там мои друзья штурмуют дзот.
Thx man your a god
Beautiful
@1:47
Knew of a man who was injured in combat and left 'invalid'. His wife took their daughter and left him. That lyric reminded me of him
This is depressing , the warrior deserved better
Finally found it
There's another and arguably better version by Soldiers At War.
@@BillPurkayastha this one has a background chorus
:(
There is a translation error. Ну, а убьют, так тело принесут means "If I getting killed they'll bring my body back" and not "Well, they'll kill, they'll bring corpses", which latter is anyway a pretty nonsensical line of you think about it.
*"If I get killed/if they (the enemy) kill me."
does war really end after you have completed your mission and went home?
or the enemy only changes?
Both
you should not forget about how it will haunt the rest of your life.
"Like a horror film run backwards, images of the war flicker through my brain. The tank in the snow with smoldering bodies on the top. The smell of burning flesh. Of rotting flesh too. Novak rotting in a grave on Anzio. Horse-Face. Knowed an old girl once. The girl, red-eyed and shivering, in the Naples Dawn. And Kerrigan. Kerrigan shuffling cards with half a hand. He was far luckier than Antonio. Yes, Antonio, trying to stand on the stumps of legs with the machine gun ripping his body. and Brandom dead under a cork tree. (quoting one of Brandon's daughter's letters) 'Deer daddy, I'm in school...'" Audie Murphy reflecting on World War Two at the end of his memoir, To Hell and Bacck
"Only the dead see the end of war"-Plato
@@vangcho7593 I was just gonna say that
My Heart Was Break Apart While Seen This Scene 😢 1:39
interesting recording
I'm looking for some good quality Afghan-Russian songs like this one, even tho I not sure how to get the original LP or CDs
this is depressing
It's Russian, what did you expect?
@@breizhrudie4757 yeah most of thier poets attempted suicide
I didn't see this video yet and I thought you uploaded again.
Love your thumbnails man
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Alcohol
Watching this after seeing chechclear feels different man.
Nice amazing ❤❤
From someone who only ever know peace in life, I ask this question: Is war the only place where an adult in the modern world can find genuine friendship akin to that of innocent children yet to learn the need of money to survive? It seems everything is comercialized (and worse people act as if this is the proper way of things) these days depriving any relations or passions of its soul and replacing it with deceit, narcissm, and greed.
Not the war, but the military.... They gave you "life buddy".... After you finish military training, those buddies will not forget you and you won't forget them.... And you will feel what they feel and they feel what you feel.... You would help each other....
About wars, no one wants war.... We absolutely want peace.... Only politicians who wants war....
So to answer your questions, not wars that makes us together, but the military.... Not all countries all invader, sometimes they just defend themselves.... You only see at US and Russian militaries... While the world has a lot of countries, and they have military :))
@@ajoo129 A peacetime military are prone to the same failings as any workplace, as people become "career oriented". No one wants war, as war brings death and murder, and no sane man would want any of these things. But it is only with the very real threat of death that a group of people can start to ignore the mundanities of life collectively and act in favor of the group's collective good rather than the individual self. Take this song for example, he isn't longing for a military lifestyle, he is longing to be under fire with his friends; not necessarily to kill other people; but rather to go through hell together.
As Robert E. Lee said "It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it."
@@theprotocoloftheeldersofzi4489 yep you're right man, sorry about last reply.... i deleted it.... nice that you got it
it's sucks when you came back home, everyone forgets you, your gf/wife cheats with another man, or worst, your family forgets you.... you don't have anything.... that's why this song is very sad, bcs it's true and it's still going on
and ofc he went to war again just to feel special and go through hell with his friends :)).... also if he died, he will died honorable by being a hero rather than being alive as a trash on civilians life
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Is it on Spotify?
@wuzzles open.spotify.com/track/0zxKzMs7zGMxftU1ge7zDS?si=8059a42a9d51412c Yeah, it is. It's under the name "Второй афган" (Second Afghanistan)
@@astalli4157 thank you,,, deadass. Now I gotta see if my other favorite Russian war songs are on there lmao
Reyoku drop a link to your playlist, i’d love to give it a listen
@wuzzles cap
Where are you rushing too kid?
college debt
had to ruin your 666 subs this was so good.
where's the ending
why does it randomly cut off?
Yes
Maybe the intent was that it doesn’t end, unfortunately, just like war
@@tacticalfall4505 no, no metaphore, the actual song continues playing
@@skorpysk Yes it does but for like 1-2 more seconds
when i made the comment the video used to be 2:30
i guess it doesn't make much sense anymore, perhaps it was edited
where is this version come from?
Where did you find the footage?
😭
this is depressing than anime song
This song is literally a reflection on young lads choosing to re-enlist even after seeing the horrors of war, simply because there is no one at home waiting for him, instead he would fight alongside his comrades just to not be left alone, obviously it is more fucking depressing.
You're comparing a war song with anime, grow up dude
@Whoosh you’re gay At least he’s happy
@Anti furry Patrol Atleast he's happy
@@cheekibreeki2078 amoung
When you playback it in 1.5 it's makes more lit ✨
No
Ех на Украине