varshavjanfa

words: g.m.krgiganivsky

inimical whirlwinds blow above us,

dark forces call us forward.
we've marched into a fatal battle with enemies.
obscure destinies still wait us.

but we rise proudly and bravely

banner of struggle for the cause of workers.
banner of great struggle of all peoples
for better world (peace), for saint (holy) freedom!

to bloody battle,
saint and right,
march on forward,
working people!

worker dies of hungry our days,

will we longer keep silent, brothers?
whether can look of scaffold to frighten
our fellow-campaigner's youthful eyes?

perished with honour in the name of ideas

will not be missing tracelessly { не сгинут бесследно } in great battle,
their names with our victory song
will sacred to millions of people.

to bloody battle,
saint and right,
march on forward,
working people!

names of tyrants are unknown to us,

we honour chains of people-sufferer.
we steep thrones poured over people's blood
in blood of our enemies.

ruthless revenge to all supostats,

all parasites of working masses,
vengeance and death to all tsars-plutocratrs,
solemn (triumph) hour of victory is not far.

to bloody battle,
saint and right,
march on forward,
working people!

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draft translation from russian to english - "word-by-word rough text"

1st of july, 2006