10 November 2022 08:15
The fate of its author deserves a separate film.
The composition “Wait, Locomotive” became the hallmark of the film “Operation” Y “”. Several generations of viewers remember the words of this sad song, but only a few know who the author was.
As it turned out, “Wait, steam locomotive” belongs to the musician Heinrich Sechkin, who began studying music in the second half of his life. The fact is that in his youth Sechkin was orphaned, so he began to steal, and while in prison he quickly gained authority among other prisoners. As a result, in his youth, Sechkin became a thief, but then he decided to leave the criminal world and focus on creativity.
For the love of music, he said goodbye to his old life and started recording compositions. Sechkin also gave lessons in playing musical instruments and even organized his own ensemble of the most talented students. Later he focused only on writing and became the author of many musical masterpieces.
It is not known for sure when exactly Sechkin created “Wait, Locomotive”, and also how the song ended with Leonid Gaidai. Some are sure that Yuri Nikulin spoke to the director about the composition, while others believe Gaidai borrowed the song because he considered it folk. However, it was Heinrich Sechkin who became the author of the famous song, familiar to millions of people around the world.
