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"I Am Very Glad, As I'm Finally Returning Back Home", known more simply as "Vocalise", is a song written by Russian songwriter Arkady Ostrovsky and most famously recorded by Eduard Khil. The song, specifically Khil's rendition, became an internet meme in the early 2010s, where it was known as the "Trololo Song", nicknamed as such based off of an onomatopoeia interpreted from Khil's nonsensical vocals.

History

Originally written by Ostrovsky in 1964, the song's lyrics were originally about an American cowboy as he rides back home, singing about how happy he is to have returned, thus showing that, in spite of the concurrent Cold War tensions between the United States and Soviet Union, the people of said countries weren't that different. These lyrics were rejected by most recording companies, and as a result Ostrovsky was made to change them to mere vocalizations.

The first rendition of "Vocalise" was recorded by singer Eduard Khil on 11 June 1965 and was the first version of the song to be released. The song would also be interpreted by a number of other artists, including Valery Obodzinsky (1966), Muslim Magomayev (1967), and Hungarian singer János Koós (1967).