| The songs of our regiment were noisy,
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| Ringing hooves rang out.
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| Bullets pierced the bottom of the pot,
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| The young marketer was killed.
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| Bullets pierced the bottom of the pot,
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| The young marketer was killed.
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| There are few of us left - we are our pain.
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| There are few of us and few enemies.
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| We are still alive, front-line goal,
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| And we will perish - a heavenly road.
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| We are still alive, front-line goal,
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| And we will perish - a heavenly road.
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| Hands on the shutter, head in anguish,
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| And the soul has already taken off like.
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| Why do we write with blood on the sand?
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| Our letters are not needed by nature.
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| Why do we write with blood on the sand?
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| Our letters are not needed by nature.
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| At the grave of the fraternal sad posts -
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| Eternal apartments in the woods.
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| They don't hurt now, and their hearts are pure,
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| And the eyes are wide open like a child.
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| They don't hurt now, and their hearts are pure,
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| And the eyes are wide open like a child.
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| Sleep to yourself, brothers, everything will come again.
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| New commanders will be born.
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| New soldiers will receive
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| Eternal government apartments.
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| New soldiers will receive
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| Eternal government apartments.
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| Sleep to yourself, brothers, everything will start again,
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| Everything must be repeated in nature -
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| And words, and bullets, and love, and blood...
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| There will be no time to reconcile.
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| And words, and bullets, and love, and blood...
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| There will be no time to reconcile.
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| old sutler imitation of Bulat Okudzhva
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| Limerick Non-Limerick
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| marching songs of our regiment
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| now undeservedly forgotten.
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| ... bullets pierced the bottom of the pot,
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| the young scribbler was killed...
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| (Old soldier song © Bulat Okudzhava)
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| Where the buckshot whistles, where the sabers groan -
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| My love is always missing!
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| And I'm afraid one day it will disappear completely -
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| Even loud hooves will not save.
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| And I'm afraid one day it won't come to me -
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| Because he will be killed ...
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| If only once I stayed to guard the camp -
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| He says that there is little honor in this,
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| That in battle you can only get glory! ..
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| I'm tired of being afraid for him...
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| Chest in crosses and wounds, nowhere to put "yat"!
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| Why do I need this glory?
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| I know that I am brave, I know that I am a hero -
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| They love not for this, you know!
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| But in a dashing attack, my brave warrior -
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| You seem to be forgetting about me...
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| And in hot battle, my dear hero,
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| You forget about everything in the world...
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| There are few of you left, less than half a regiment,
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| The uniforms are covered in red blood!
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| But the enemies are defeated, the war is over,
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| And your commanders are happy...
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| Medals are waiting for you, orders are waiting,
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| Commanders are waiting for ranks and ranks...
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| Your last fight ended in victory,
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| Silence rings in the white world.
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| The one who is alive will return to his camping house,
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| But he won't meet me there...
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| You stayed alive and came home -
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| But you didn't meet me there!
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| The enemy attacked the camp - apparently, he went around,
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| Who knew that this could happen...
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| The entire convoy was looted, no one left,
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| Only our tent is still smoking...
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| Who was killed, who was wounded, who was captured,
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| The ashes are still smoking...
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| It's a pity there will be no more songs by the fire,
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| The thirst for glory is instantly forgotten!
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| A bullet pierced the bottom of the pot,
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| The young sutler was killed...
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| You will never cook porridge in it,
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| And your loved one was killed... |