Russian "Army Songs" with translation

[Polite Russian]

Hellow, guys.
A little history first, if you dont mind.

I registered here a long time ago, then I forgot about this forum. Now I just came home from Russian army (here in Russia every man must serve a year in army). And in the army I learned a lot of our Army songs. This is some sort of genre of music. They usually are not well played, not well sung. BUT. They was writed by a soldiers. As I know, army songs (as we know them) came from Afghanistan war. They show you what REALLY was in thoughts of russian soldiers. The difference between USA military and old Russian (Soviet) military is that in Russia you just Have to serve. And our politicians stopped selling convicts in conflicts not a long time ago. Now there are only contractors. But not a long time ago they ordered to go and, often, die a usual, 18 years old boys, who just yesterday have fun with their friends. And these boys, who often even didn't have any training, exept snow removal, cleaning etc, just came to battle.
Now there is no such a thing. But that songs left for us as a reminder of those guys, who died, about that wars (usually they sing about Afghanistan and Chechen wars).
My personal opinion is that army must consist of contractors.

Sorry, if my english is bad. Trying to do my best


Ok. To the songs. The first will be "I'll tie a kerchief"



It is one of my favorite.
Translation:

I'll tie a kerchief, I'll tie it up in a knot
And I will go frantically, through the plumbum cold
I will walk on the North Caucasian land
With a rifle on a sholder, right by brother Sashka (name Sasha, Alexander)

There is Chaban-Machi in the front, Hattab's fortress there.
There is a dollar reward for terrorists, for us (mean if they kill us, I don't lnow, if I translate it properly ).
Rocket flew above the mountain, early at the morning.
There was a fight from the night until dawn.

Assault groups was moving through the village
Spreading out terrorists bodies on the ground
But it is not true, that all bullets are "dumb" (old russian expression "bullet is dumb")
Guys walked to their immortality there.

There is a dirt blowed up under Igor
And Alena lost her father, when she was 5 years old.
I will never forget Sashka Soloviev
He made no step back, he kept the defence.

All the ammo he left as a desert for the enemy
Where he take position, there he stay to lie forever.
I will never forget Spicin Sergey
How he whispered his last word, turning pale.

No, I am not afraid of Death, let her being afraid
Guys, maybe we are sleeping and war is a dream?
But Black Tulips (cars with bodies, aka cago №200) going back to Motherland.
Third, silently, for the guys, fill the glasses.


I'll tie a kerchief, I'll tie it up in a knot
And I will go frantically, through the plumbum cold
I will walk on the North Caucasian land
With a rifle on a sholder, but without brother Sashka...



I think that there are a lot of dumb mistakes, and I'm sorry for that. I tried to translate for you to understand the main idea. :3

If you are interested, I will translate more for you.

And, of course, I'll be happy to answer your questions

[High_Plains_Drifter]

The only songs I remember from the American military we sang in basic training, and they, shall I say, were much, MUCH different... they were... COLORFUL.


WARNING: Crude content....

... while marching...

Yur laaaayft, laaaayft, left right left

Up jumped a monkey from the coconut grove
He's a cool mother fucker you can tell by his clothes

Line a hundred women up against the wall
Said look out girls gonna fuck you all

Fucked 98 'til his balls turned blue
Then he backed off, jacked off and fucked the other two

Yur laaaayft, laaayft, left right left...


@Gunny probably remembers a few since he was a D.I.

[Polite Russian]

The only songs I remember from the American military we sang in basic training, and they, shall I say, were much, MUCH different... they were... COLORFUL.

What do you mean by "Colorful"?


We have a lot of songs in military, that we sing while we go in the formation. This is different.

We sing this songs in evenings, when we got a little free time, when somebody find a guitar, and a person who know what to do with it Often it was a sergeant.

[High_Plains_Drifter]

What do you mean by "Colorful"?


We have a lot of songs in military, that we sing while we go in the formation. This is different.

We sing this songs in evenings, when we got a little free time, when somebody find a guitar, and a person who know what to do with it Often it was a sergeant.

You'll have to reread my post, PR, I added something after you posted.

Sorry about that.

Your English is fine.

[Polite Russian]

You'll have reread my post, PR, I added something after you posted.

Sorry about that.

Oh, my bad, sorry.
hahah, I like it.

I dont think, that I can type here song, that we used to have in our company
It is longer and need some translation. Maybe later. Thread is about different kind of songs.

[High_Plains_Drifter]

Oh, my bad, sorry.
hahah, I like it.

I dont think, that I can type here song, that we used to have in our company
It is longer and need some translation. Maybe later. Thread is about different kind of songs.

I wish I knew some, but we never sang any in the Air Force outside of Basic Training.

Maybe some of the other veterans here did. We have a few guys that were lifers in other branches.

[aboutime]

GO TO TIME.....1:56 and listen.

[LongTermGuy]

....Hello...Can Serb blood play?

"His Eyes search the Horizon, that`s the thousand yards stare."

[Balu]

http://lyricstranslate.com/ru/%D1%8E...#ixzz52LkU75da

Youth in the boots

Hello, clouded sky,
Hello youth in the boots,
Disappear, my yearning,
Here he is- me, hello, troops!
Hey, rails , trains everywhere,
How did I get here?
Here is not, like in civilian life,
On any civilian life,
Life on outside and from the other side
Try to learn on your own.
For the press there is no reason.
Its not easy to be yourself,
When the formation is marching,
Only like falcon beats the heart
And rejoicing and does lough,
And it can't under the guard to sing in the chest.
If only to know, what is there ahead...


Somewhere the river is flowing,
Somewhere home, where everyone waiting for us to return,
Its not the sorrow slightly, our eyes is simply tickle by wind.


Somewhere the river is flowing,
Somewhere home, where everyone waiting for us to return,
Its not the sorrow slightly, our eyes is simply tickle by wind.


Step forward and two backward step,
Who would know why I'm glad,
Simply I've thrown down sadness,
As if from the shoulder head.
The way is on joints of rails,
The temples hammering pulse.


You'll understand, as will be needed,
Where is friendship, where is treason,
Where is career, and where is service,
And how the heart is unarmed,


How deceptive is the appearance,
How many stars and how many stripes,
How many faces, disguises and guises,
And how little differences between us .

[Balu]

http://lyricstranslate.com/en/my-rus...#ixzz52Msav78N

We Are Russians

We were creator to be glorified with Jesus
Monstrous enemy hasn't eaten us yet
They stabbed us with sickle, lied us with stars
But Cross was, is and will be our banner


Narrows roads lead us to Christ
We have known death, persecution and captivity
We are Russian, we are Russian, we are Russian
We will stand on our own feet from knees!
We are Russian, we are Russian, we are Russian
We will stand on our own feet from knees!


We swore to tzar by kissing the cross
Betrayal has lied on the Russian folk
We are scattered all around the world because of expatriation
Like former God chosen folk was


Narrows roads lead us to Christ
We have known death, persecution and captivity
We are Russian, we are Russian, we are Russian
We will stand on our own feet from knees!
We are Russian, we are Russian, we are Russian
We will stand on our own feet from knees!


On the body Of Russia are deep wounds
But there is bright Jesus light forwards
And if foul enemies attack us
We will fight with crosses on the chest


Narrows roads lead us to Christ
We have known death, persecution and captivity
We are Russian, we are Russian, we are Russian
We will stand on our own feet from knees!
We are Russian, we are Russian, we are Russian
We will stand on our own feet from knees!


We ended talks with enemy
We will be hearten up again, burning with feat
Russia, Ukraine, Belarus
Are three riders of Slavic tribes


Narrows roads lead us to Christ
We have known death, persecution and captivity
We are Russian, we are Russian, we are Russian
We will stand on our own feet from knees!
We are Russian, we are Russian, we are Russian
We will stand on our own feet from knees!


Russian Dawn of won will come,
Fulling the world with robins singing
And we with crosses and icons
Will go to crown Russian Tzar


Narrows roads lead us to Christ
We have known death, persecution and captivity
We are Russian, we are Russian, we are Russian
We will stand on our own feet from knees!
We are Russian, we are Russian, we are Russian
We will stand on our own feet from knees!


Now angels blow for Last Fight
For Belief, for Tzar, go not be cowards
With group confession and with prayer
I wish God revive Saint Rus'!

[LongTermGuy]

........"Polite Russian" ...you No like my Serb Army song?

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

These songs have very interesting lyrics in them. I can not help but wonder how much do they suffer when translated into the English language?
I suspect quite a bit, as would my poetry, IF IT WERE READ ALOUD, TRANSLATED INTO THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE.
SOLDIERS ARE THE SAME THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, THEY SERVE, THEY FIGHT, THEY GET WOUNDED, OR DIE OR SURVIVE PHYSICALLY UNHARMED.
Honorably serving ones nation is the same no matter which nation it is, IMHO.
IN USA, WE OFTEN HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM IDENTIFYING OUR REAL ENEMIES, DUE TO POLITICAL PROPAGANDA AND A VERY BIASED MEDIA....
KEEP POSTING AND DISCUSSING YOUR SONGS AS THAT IN ITSELF IS VERY REVEALING. --Tyr

[Balu]

These songs have very interesting lyrics in them. I can not help but wonder how much do they suffer when translated into the English language?
I suspect quite a bit, as would my poetry, IF IT WERE READ ALOUD, TRANSLATED INTO THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE.
--Tyr

Dear Robert,
You've raised very important and complicated question. The point is that when translating you don't translate the words, but are handing over the thoughts and feelings in a language strange for you. The exclusion is when you are bi lingual and spent your childhood and the youth in a foreign country and both the languages are common in your family. Feelings are the emotional component of your thoughts which is damned difficult thing to be delivered basing on all the peculiarities of a foreign language. And to express it properly in poetic form, in full scale, the translator must be talented at least as the author - practically unsolvable task.
I am a lucky person. When I studied at the secondary school in early 60-s (USSR, Moscow) my teacher in literature said: "The only way to understand a novel or a poem so, as the author wrote it, you must be able and should read it in the language of original." I remembered it for the rest of my life.
You must have known that War and Peace has a lot of fragments written in French. So to understand and feel all the shades you must read it in French. (To understand "why in French" it is necessary to know the History of Russia.)
So, practically there is no chance to read your poems in Russian without loss of their quality. That's why my grand children are enjoying and keep on admiring your poems and sonnets in English only.

[Gunny]

These songs have very interesting lyrics in them. I can not help but wonder how much do they suffer when translated into the English language?
I suspect quite a bit, as would my poetry, IF IT WERE READ ALOUD, TRANSLATED INTO THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE.
SOLDIERS ARE THE SAME THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, THEY SERVE, THEY FIGHT, THEY GET WOUNDED, OR DIE OR SURVIVE PHYSICALLY UNHARMED.
Honorably serving ones nation is the same no matter which nation it is, IMHO.
IN USA, WE OFTEN HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM IDENTIFYING OUR REAL ENEMIES, DUE TO POLITICAL PROPAGANDA AND A VERY BIASED MEDIA....
KEEP POSTING AND DISCUSSING YOUR SONGS AS THAT IN ITSELF IS VERY REVEALING. --Tyr

I am looking at it more from the perspective a Marine, not a politician. Of course the propaganda is there. It's in ours. As far as their patriotism goes, I EXPECT nothing less than for them to be as patriotic as we are.

The songs, chants or whatever you call them speak of the horror of what you go through and see. Ours don't. We're taught to suck it up and not talk about it. Well, except for the Starbucks employees that want to ask if you ever killed anyone. THAT commercial vanished QUICK.

My takeaway is that on the ground where the rubber meets the road, soldiers aren't so different in professional armies as old as ours. Accomplish the mission for God, Country and Corps.

[Polite Russian]

I am looking at it more from the perspective a Marine, not a politician. Of course the propaganda is there. It's in ours. As far as their patriotism goes, I EXPECT nothing less than for them to be as patriotic as we are.

The songs, chants or whatever you call them speak of the horror of what you go through and see. Ours don't. We're taught to suck it up and not talk about it. Well, except for the Starbucks employees that want to ask if you ever killed anyone. THAT commercial vanished QUICK.

My takeaway is that on the ground where the rubber meets the road, soldiers aren't so different in professional armies as old as ours. Accomplish the mission for God, Country and Corps.

You noticed an important issue here. Professional army. We didn't have it, when boys have to die in Afghanistan and Chechnya. 90% of our soldiers was convicts. They did not want to be soldiers. But they have to. And thats the tragedy. I agree, that it woud be weird, if a professional soldier write songs like these ones. I just think, that you can't understand. I was a convict less than a month ago and I clearly remember how it was. I like military service (but I have my reasons not to serve as a contractor in our armed forces), but there was a lot, and I mean A LOT of people who just dont give a F about being in a military. They just came to get the documents they give us, when we demobilised. And they don't want to serve. I was lucky to have really good officers in my batallion. But even they can't do anything with people who wore uniform against their own will.

And this is a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig problem we got here.