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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. Ostrovsky presented the song to singer Eduard Khil, who agreed to record it; however, Khil's recording company would not allow him to record the song with the original lyrics. As a result, Khil and Ostrovsky were made to re-work the song to be made up of nonsensical vocalizations. The re-worked song, dubbed "Vocalise", was recorded by Khil on 11 June 1965.