May There Always Be Sunshine

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May There Always Be Sunshine! (Russian:Пусть всегда будет солнце!) is a Soviet Russian song, written for children. It was created in 1962, music was composed by Arkady Ostrovsky and the lyrics were written by Lev Oshanin. A Russian writer Korney Chukovsky later wrote in his book that the base of the song were four lines (which became a refrain of the song), composed by a boy of age four in 1928.

Performed for the first time in 1962 at the International Festival Of Song in Sopot by Russian singer Tamara Miansarova it earned the first prize for her there and immediately became widespread in the USSR and some other countries. It was sung by Young Pioneers in Young Pioneer camps, Young Pioneer meetings and at schools; it was sung by Little Octobrists at schools; it was sung even by pre-school children. This song was widely considered as a symbol of peace in the Soviet Union.

It is one of few Soviet songs which did not lose much of their popularity after the USSR and the Young Pioneer organization of the Soviet Union ceased to exist, and are still popular in Russia.

Contents 1 Lyrics 1.1 Russian and English 1.2 German 2 External links

[edit] Lyrics

[edit] Russian and English

The song was translated into English by Tom Botting. The song (or at least the chorus) has been sung in English by Pete Seeger.

Russian	Romanization	English
Солнечный круг, Небо вокруг — Это рисунок мальчишки. Нарисовал он на листке И подписал в уголке: Припев: — Пусть всегда будет солнце, Пусть всегда будет небо, Пусть всегда будет мама, Пусть всегда буду я! Милый мой друг, Добрый мой друг, Людям так хочется мира. И в тридцать пять Сердце опять Не устает повторять: Припев Тише, солдат, Слышишь, солдат, — Люди пугаются взрывов. Тысячи глаз В небо глядят, Губы упрямо твердят: Припев Против беды, Против войны Встанем за наших мальчишек Солнце — навек! Счастье — навек! Так повелел человек. Припев	Solnechnyi krug, Nebo vokrug — Ehto risunok mal'chishki Narisoval on na listke I podpisal v ugolke: Pripev: — Pust' vsegda budet solntse, Pust' vsegda budet nebo, Pust' vsegda budet mama, Pust' vsegda budu ya! Milyi moy drug, Dobryi moy drug, Lyudyam tak khochetsya mira. I v tridtsat' pyat' Serdtse opyat' Ne ustayot povtoryat': Pripev Tishe, soldat, Slyshish', soldat, — Lyudi pugayutsya vzryvov. Tysyachi glaz V nebo glyadyat, Guby upryamo tverdyat: Pripev Protiv bedy, Protiv voyny Vstanem za nashikh mal'chishek Solntse — navek! Schast'ye — navek! Tak povelel chelovek. Pripev	Bright blue the sky. Sun up on high— That was the little boy's picture He drew for you Wrote for you, too Just to make clear what he drew. Chorus: May there always be sunshine, May there always be blue skies, May there always be mummy, May there always be me! My little friend, Listen, my friend, Peace is the dream of the people Hearts old and young Never have done Singing the song you have sung. Chorus Soldier lad, stay! Hear what we say— War would make all of us losers Peace is our prize Millions of eyes Anxiously gaze at the skies. Chorus Down with all war! We want no more. People stand up for you children Sing everyone— Peace must be won, Dark clouds must not hide the sun. Chorus

[edit] German

The song was translated into German by Ilse and Hans Naumilkat and Manfred Streubel and was popular among Ernst Thälmann Pioneers.

Immer lebe die Sonne

Sonne erhellt unsere Welt

täglich mit goldenen Strahlen.

Schnell bringen wir sie aufs Papier

Spaß macht es uns, sie zu malen.

Kehrreim:

Immer lebe die Sonne,

immer lebe der Himmel,

immer lebe die Mutti

und auch ich immer dar!

Garten und Beet kunstvoll entsteht,

Bäume mit Blättern und Blüten.

Malen die Welt, wie's uns gefällt,

wolln sie in Frieden behüten.

Kehrreim

Gegen den Tod, gegen die Not,

für unser friedliches Leben!

Bei Tag und Nacht haltet ihr Wacht,

die uns das Leben gegeben.

Kehrreim

[edit] External links

• Great songs from the Soviet past - there is this song performed by Tamara Miansarova