Mark Bernes - Журавли (Zhuravli) (English translation #8)

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Mark Bernes – Журавли

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White Cranes

Sometimes I dream that every fallen soldier

Who on blood-soaked battlefield remained

Did not end up a piece of cannon fodder

But turned into a beautiful white crane

'Till present day they soar high above us

Mournfully making their solemn call

Perhaps that's why, with quiet sadness

Gazing at them makes silence fall

The tired flock flies in a wedge formation

Into the fog, as day and night become the same

I see a tiny gap, despite the elevation

Maybe this is a place that I can claim

One future day, as a majestic crane

In bluish haze across the sky I'll glide

My somber bird calls will not be in vain

They will find those who were left behind

Sometimes I dream that every fallen soldier

Who on blood-soaked battlefield remained

Did not end up a piece of cannon fodder

But turned into a beautiful white crane

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This is a poetic translation - deviations from the meaning of the original are present (extra words, extra or omitted information, substituted concepts).

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trotta.gnam on 2020-08-23

Subtitles created by

David Ephraim on Sat, 15/03/2025 - 13:14

Author's comments:

These are truly mesmerizing lyrics, in Russian. Not sure if my attempt does them justice.

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Журавли

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Translations of "Журавли (Zhuravli)"

English #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12

Finnish #1, #2, #3, #4

French #1, #2, #3, #4

German #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6

Hebrew #1, #2

Other #1, #2

Spanish #1, #2

Ukrainian #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7

Vietnamese #1, #2, #3

Comments

Gent from privoz

Sun, 28/02/2021 - 20:53

I liked , it’s very close to original russian version. Although the russian version was not an original too.
The original was on Avar language and then was translated to Russian

Dr. Nyet

Mon, 01/03/2021 - 05:37

Indeed, the Avar version is the original. If I recall correctly, it is not about soldiers per se, but "warriors" = djigits?

trotta.gnam

Mon, 01/03/2021 - 16:06

True... I found a Russian version that seems closer to the Avar original:
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/comment/820714
The lyrics are a bit different.

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White Cranes

Журавли

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