Red Army song (flv inside)

[Fjodin]

Enjoy! Russian Civil War era!



English text V1:
1.
The White Army and the Black Baron
Trying to force us to take the Czar back,
But from the taiga to the cold British seas
Our Red Army is the strongest of all!



Refrain:
Let our Red Army men
With grip that won't relent
Each clasp their rough fist on their bayonet,
For we must labour
and never waver
and fight this last fight to the death!



2.
Forward Red Army men, march ahead!
led by the Revolutionary War Soviet.
From the taiga to the cold British seas
Our Red Army is the strongest of all!



Refrain


3.
We are formenting world fire,
We are going to raze to the ground churches and prisons.
For from the taiga to the British seas
The Red Army is the strongest!



Refrain


Englist V2(another version)
.
The White Army's coming with its Baron black
Trying to force us to take the Czar back,
But from the vast taiga to the cold British seas
Our Red Army's the strongest of all.



Refrain:
Let our Red Army men
With grip that won't relent
Each clasp their rough fist on their bayonet,
For we must labor
And never waver
And fight this last fight to the death!



2.
Forward, Red Army men, march ahead!
Led by the Revolutionary War Soviet!
From the vast taiga to the cold British seas
Our Red Army's the strongest of all!



Refrain


Coda:
For we must labor
And never waver
And fight this last,
Last,
Fight!





Russian Text:
Белая армия, чёрный барон
Снова готовят нам царский трон,
Но от тайги до британских морей
Красная Армия всех сильней.



Припев:
Так пусть же Красная
Сжимает властно
Свой штык мозолистой рукой,
И все должны мы
Неудержимо
Идти в последний смертный бой!



2.
Красная Армия, марш вперёд!
Реввоенсовет нас в бой зовёт.
Ведь от тайги до британских морей
Красная Армия всех сильней!



Припев


3.
Мы раздуваем пожар мировой,
Церкви и тюрьмы сравняем с землёй.
Ведь от тайги до британских морей
Красная Армия всех сильней!

Припев


Transliteration
.
Belaja armija, čёrnyj baron
Snova gotovjat nam carskij tron,
No ot tajgi do britanskich morej
Krasnaja Armija vsech sil'nej.



Pripev:
Tak pust' že Krasnaja
Sžimaet vlastno
Svoj štyk mozolistoj rukoj,
I vse dolžny my
Neuderžimo
Idti v poslednij smertnij boj!



2.
Krasnaja Armija, marš vperёd!
Revvoensovet nas v boj zovёt.
Ved' ot tajgi do britanskich morej
Krasnaja Armija vsech sil'nej!



Pripev


3.
My razduvaem požar mirovoj,
Cerkvi i tjur'my sravnjaem s zemlёj.
Ved' ot tajgi do britanskich morej
Krasnaja Armija vsech sil'nej!



Pripev

[argsilverson]

Good find
thanks of the english text, too.
(I am afraid that the russian text doesnot appear properly, at least for me.)

The what is called socialist and revolutionary songs is an interesting subject. Usually retained the music and change the lyrics. Same song in Greek has quite different lyrics saying about the Dimitrov trial, Shanghai/Canton massacre etc (here is also known under the title of "black crows" coming from the first two words. maybe is another version, too, but I don't know)