From Rianovosti:
Khil was born in Smolensk on September 4, 1934. He died Monday morning after irreversible damage from a stroke at the end of May.
Khil, a recipient of the People's Artist Award in the Soviet Union, became famous in the West after his song of 50 years ago, I Am So Happy to Finally Be Back Home, which contains no words but only a melody of a series of "tro-lo-los," hit the internet.
The Trololo song, according to Khil had originally featured lyrics describing a cowboy riding a horse to his farm; however, the Soviet Union rejected the lyrics because of the association with American lifestyle.
Luh-luh-lah…
Lah
Lah-lah
Ohohohohooooooooo!
BOPadudududu-dah-da-du-daaaah!
Da-da-daaaah
Daaah
Da-daaah…
Lololololo
lololo
lololol
Lalalalah!
Trololololo
lalala
RIP to the original troll -- as long as people are getting other people mad on the internet, you will not be forgotten.
