How we stood at Shipka in the clouds English subs and translation

Russian Empire, after 1878 The song of the 13th Rifle Battalion (later regiment) about the heroic defense of the Shipka Pass during the RussoTurkish War of 18771878, composed by Anton Shmakov, a noncommissioned officer of this unit. Like any folk soldier s song, there are many variations of it and the song was wellknown. Some notes to the lyrics: By Sulejman here is meant Süleyman Hüsnü Pasha, commander of the Ottoman troops in the Battle of Shipka; Aman means in this case a cry for mercy, while A