March of the Soviet Tankmen

March of the Soviet Tankmen (Russian: Марш советских танкистов, Marsh Sovetskikh Tankistov) is a military march composed in 1939 by the Pokrass brothers with lyrics by Laskin. It was commonly used as a Soviet propaganda song in World War II. The origin of the song was the movie "Tractorists" (1939).

Notable performers of the song include bass-baritone Pyotr Kirichek. In the movie, it was sung by Nikolai Kryuchkov and Boris Andreev.

Lyrics sample

The armour [of our tanks] is hard and our tanks are fast

And our men are full of courage

The Soviet tankmen are ready for action—

Sons of their Great Motherland.

 

Refrain:

Thundering with fire, glinting with steel,

The tanks will begin a harsh campaign

When we're called to battle by Comrade Stalin

And the First Marshal will lead us in this battle!

 

In keeping our country, we guard

The work of factories and farms

By power of our gun turrets

By our fastness and pressure of fire.

 

Refrain

 

Let's enemy, who hidden in ambush, remember

We watch for him, we are on guard.

We want not a foot of foreign land,

But we will not give up an inch of our own land.

 

Refrain

 

But if the enemy attacks us,

We will beat him everywhere,

Tankdrivers will start engines

And drive by forests, mountains and even on water.

 

Refrain

 

Броня крепка и танки наши бы́стры

И наши люди мужества полны́:

В строю стоя́т советские танкисты—-

Своей великой Родины сыны.

Припев:

Гремя огнем, сверкая блеском стали,

Пойдут машины в яростный поход,

Когда нас в бой пошлёт товарищ Сталин

И первый маршал в бой нас поведёт!

Заводов труд и труд колхозных пашен

Мы защитим, страну свою храня,

Ударной силой орудийных башен

И быстротой, и натиском огня!

Припев

Пусть помнит враг, укрывшийся в засаде:

Мы начеку, мы за врагом следим!

Чужой земли мы не хотим ни пяди

Но и своей вершка не отдадим!

Припев

А если к нам полезет враг матёрый,

Он будет бит повсюду и везде!

Тогда нажмут водители стартёры

И по лесам, по сопкам, по воде...

Припев

See also

• Three Tankmen (Soviet song) — Russian: «Три танкиста (песня)».
• Soviet Tankmen's Song
• Panzerlied

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