Red Army Choir "Ballada o soldate (Баллада о солдате)" lyrics

Ballada o soldate (Баллада о солдате)

Полем, вдоль берега крутого,мимо хатВ серой шинели рядовогошёл 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 фронтовымипел солдат.Пел солдат, глотая слёзы,Пел про русские берёзы,Про карие очи,про дом свой отчийПел в пути солдат.

Словно прирос к плечу солдатаавтомат,Всюду врагов своих заклятыхбил 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 хатВ серой шинели рядовогошёл солдат.Шёл солдат-слуга Отчизны,Шёл солдат во имя жизни,Землю спасая,смерть презирая,Шёл вперёд солдат.

Ballad of a Soldier

A soldier was goingAcross 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 oftenWhen 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 friendsHe 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 gunAdhered 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 goingAcross 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!