Slow Russian military memorial ballad. Male baritone lead vocal (verses, chorus, bridge). Emotional, restrained, raw. Acoustic guitar fingerpicking, soft piano, distant orchestral strings, metronome like a heartbeat. No electric guitars. No synth. Reverb like an empty memorial hall. Structure: verse 1 / chorus / verse 2 / chorus / bridge (whispered, like a prayer) / verse 3 (slightly stronger, not yelling) / final chorus (children's choir — boys and girls, ages 8–12, pure voices, unison, slow, solemn, not triumphant. No vibrato. As if singing a prayer or a lullaby for fallen soldiers). Final chorus must be sung by children. Male soloist stops. Only the child choir.