Svyaschennaya Voyna

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Svyashchennaya Voyna (Cyrillic: Священная война, English Sacred War) was one of the most famous Soviet songs associated with the Great Patriotic War. It was written by Vasily Lebedev-Kumach in 1941 upon the beginning of the German invasion of the Soviet Union. The composer of the music was Aleksandr Aleksandrov, founder of the Red Army Choir and the music composer for the Hymn of the Soviet Union.

The song itself has been translated into two languages officially: the German version is called "Der Heilige Krieg" and the Hungarian version is titled "Fel, küzdelemre, hõs haza."

Contents 1 Original Russian lyrics with transliteration and direct translation 2 English lyrics [1] 3 Alternative English Lyrics 4 External links

[edit] Original Russian lyrics with transliteration and direct translation

Вставай, страна огромная, Вставай на смертный бой С фашистской силой тёмною, С проклятою ордой. Припев: Пусть ярость благородная Вскипает, как волна, Идёт война народная, Священная война! (x 2) Дадим отпор душителям Всех пламенных идей, Насильникам,грабителям, Мучителям людей! Припев Не смеют крылья чёрные Над Родиной летать, Поля её просторные Не смеет враг топтать! Припев Гнилой фашистской нечисти Загоним пулю в лоб, Отребью человечества Сколотим крепкий гроб! Припев x 2

Vstavay, strana ogromnaya, Vstavay na smertnyy boy! S fashistskoy siloy tyomnoyu, S prokliatoyu ordoy. Pripev: Pust' yarost' blagorodnaya Vskipaet, kak volna Idyot voyna narodnaya, Svyaschennaya voyna! (x 2) Dadim otpor dushitelyam Vsekh plamennykh idey, Nasil'nikam, grabitelyam, Muchitelyam lyudey. Pripev Ne smeyut kryl'ya chyornye Nad Rodinoy letat', Polya eyo prostornye Ne smeet vrag toptat'. Pripev Gniloy fashistskoy nechisti Zagonim pulyu v lob, Otreb'yu chelovechestva Skolotim krepkiy grob! Pripev x 2

Arise, huge country, Arise to the mortal fight! Against the fascist dark power, Against the damn horde. Refrain: The noble wrath shall Boil like a wave The people's war is going on, The holy war! (x 2) We (will/shall) give rebuff to stranglers Of all flamous ideas, to the rapists, to the robbers, to the torturers of humans. Refrain The black wings (don't/shall not) dare To fly over the homeland, Her exspansive fields The enemy dares not to trample. Refrain To the foul fascist vermin We (will/shall) hunt a bullet into the forehead, For the rabble of the humanity We (will/shall) construct a solid coffin! Refrain x 2

[edit] English lyrics [1]

Arise, beloved country!
Arise, for mortal fight
With Fascist hordes despicable,
The forces of the night.

Refrain:
Let waves of righteous fury
Swell up as ne'er before
And spur us to the vict'ry of
Our sacred people's war. (x 2)

Give chase to those who'd conquer us
Oppressive tyrants all,
Who'd crush great flame ideas,
Who'd cast us into thrall.

Refrain

Their black wings we will never let
Fly o'er our motherland,
Nor ever shall her precious fields
Fall to a hostile band.

Refrain

These dirty rotten Fascist pigs
We'll shoot between the eyes.
The garbage of humanity
Is headed for demise.

Refrain x 2

[edit] Alternative English Lyrics

[2]

Get up, the giant country,
Get up for mortal fight
With German horde uncounted,
With forces of the night

Chorus:
Let noble anger of the soul
Get boiled as a wave.
The people’s war, the holy war.
We’ll fight until the grave.

Let's give repulse to oppressors
Of all the ardent thoughts.
To rapers and to murderers,
Let's say the swear words.

Chorus:

We will not let the darkened wings
Fly over Motherland.
The native country spacious fields
Are not for fiend's extend.

Chorus:

For rotten fascist pack we've got
A bullet and a bomb.
The spawn of the planet Earth
Must get into the tomb.

[edit] External links

• Song in the mp3 format (Copy on Wikipedia)
• More Russian songs with English translations