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Original lyrics
Баллада о солдате
Полем, вдоль берега крутого,
мимо хат
В серой шинели рядового
шёл солдат.
Шёл солдат, преград не зная,
Шёл солдат, друзей теряя,
Часто бывало,
шёл без привала,
Шёл вперед солдат.
Шёл он ночами грозовыми,
в дождь и град,
Песню с друзьями фронтовыми
пел солдат.
Пел солдат, глотая слёзы,
Пел про русские берёзы,
Про карие очи,
про дом свой отчий
Пел в пути солдат.
Словно прирос к плечу солдата
автомат,
Всюду врагов своих заклятых
бил солдат.
Бил солдат их под Смоленском,
Бил солдат в посёлке энском,
Глаз не смыкая,
пуль не считая,
Бил врагов солдат.
Полем, вдоль берега крутого,
мимо хат
В серой шинели рядового
шёл солдат.
Шёл солдат-слуга Отчизны,
Шёл солдат во имя жизни,
Землю спасая,
смерть презирая,
Шёл вперёд солдат.
Submitted by 
Basile on 2012-05-03
Basile on 2012-05-03Last edited by 
Andrew from Russia on 2022-12-12
Andrew from Russia on 2022-12-12Translation
Ballad of a Soldier
A soldier was going
Across a field, along a steep riverside,
By peasant's houses;
Dressed in a gray greatcoat of private,
The soldier went, surmounting all obstacles;
The soldier went, losing his friends.
And it was often
When he had gone without a halt;
But the soldier was moving forward.
He was going in stormy nights,
He was going in the rain and hail.
Together with his combat friends
He was singing a song
The soldier was singing, swallowing tears;
He was singing about Russian birches,
About his beloved girl's hazel eyes,
About the paternal home.
The soldier singed on the way.
It looked like his sub-machine gun
Adhered to his shoulder.
The soldier fought and hit,
Damned enemies everywhere.
The soldier fought and hit them nearby Smolensk,
The soldier fought and hit them nearby the settlement N. [1]
The soldier fought and hit enemies,
Without counting the amount of [his] bullets,
The soldier fought and hit enemies without rest.
A soldier was going
Across a field, along a steep riverside,
By peasant's houses;
Dressed in a gray greatcoat of private,
The soldier was going because he was a servant of Motherland.
The soldier was going for the sake of life.
He went, saving the World,
Protecting the peace.
The soldier was going forward!
He was going, saving the World,
Protecting the peace.
The soldier was going forward!
haley.mansalapuz✕
Red Army Choir: Top 3
| 1. | Полюшко-поле (Polyushko-pole) |
| 2. | Смуглянка (Smuglyanka) |
| 3. | Мы — армия народа (My — armiya naroda) |
Comments
About translator
[1] "N." - The military censorship often removed real names of settlements, units, soldiers and
officers by name "N" during the war. [Not only during WW2] So, for example, it was possible
to hear on radio the following message: "The glorious soldiers of Colonel N's N-th Guards Division
liberated the village Olkhovatka. [To keep full secret he had to say "N's-village"]
Sergeant N. personally shot 25 Fascists."