The "March of the Artillerymen" (), also known as the "March of Stalin's Artillerymen", is a 1943 Soviet marching song, written in Russian by Viktor Gusev and composed by Tikhon Khrennikov.
Lyrics
Original 1943 version Russian originalRomanization of RussianEnglish translationWe love our homeland faithfully in our hearts. We battle to death for our beloved motherland. Cities are now burning, with all covered in smoke. The god of war is rumbling in the dark forests. Artillerymen, Stalin gave the order. Artillerymen, the motherland calls us. With the one-hundred-thousands of batteries, for the tears of our mothers, for our motherland — fire! Fire!
Do you know, my mother, my darling, and all my friends, and the distant family who worry about me, what beats the enemy is our great armoury what we will bring to homeland is victory. Artillerymen, Stalin gave the order. Artillerymen, the motherland calls us. With the one-hundred-thousands of batteries, for the tears of our mothers, for our motherland — fire! Fire!
The day of victory, the end of the war must come. But before we return to our beloved homes, in honour of our Leader, in honour of the people we will salute in the hour of victory. Artillerymen, Stalin gave the order. Artillerymen, the motherland calls us. With the one-hundred-thousands of batteries, for the tears of our mothers, for our motherland — fire! Fire!
1954 version Due to De-Stalinization after the death of Stalin in 1953, some of the lyrics have been changed to discourage the worship of Stalin. Russian originalRomanization of RussianEnglish translationWe love our homeland faithfully in our hearts. We battle to death for our beloved motherland. Cities are now burning, with all covered in smoke. The god of war is rumbling in the dark forests. Artillerymen, orders are exact. Artillerymen, the motherland calls us. With the thousands of batteries, for the tears of our mothers, for our motherland — Fire! Fire!
Do you know, my mother, my darling, and all my friends, and the distant family who worry about me, what beats the enemy is our great armoury what we will bring to homeland is victory. Artillerymen, orders are exact. Artillerymen, the motherland calls us. With the thousands of batteries, for the tears of our mothers, for our motherland — fire! Fire!
The day of victory, the end of the war must come. But before we return to our beloved homes, in honour of army, in honour of the people we will salute in the hour of victory. Artillerymen, orders are exact. Artillerymen, the motherland calls us. With the thousands of batteries, for the tears of our mothers, for our motherland — fire! Fire!
1970s version Under the rule of Brezhnev, the Communist Party was emphasized, so the lyrics changed again. Russian originalRomanization of RussianEnglish translationWe love our homeland faithfully in our hearts. We battle to death for our beloved motherland. Cities are now burning, with all covered in smoke. The god of war is rumbling in the dark forests. Artillerymen, orders are exact. Artillerymen, the motherland calls us. With the thousands of batteries, for the tears of our mothers, for our motherland — fire! Fire!
Do you know, my mother, my darling, and all my friends, and the distant family who worry about me, what beats the enemy is our great armoury what we will bring to homeland is victory. Artillerymen, orders are exact. Artillerymen, the motherland calls us. With the thousands of batteries, for the tears of our mothers, for our motherland — fire! Fire!
The day of victory, the end of the war must come. But before we return to our beloved homes, in honour of party, in honour of the people we will salute in the hour of victory. Artillerymen, orders are exact. Artillerymen, the motherland calls us. With the thousands of batteries, for the tears of our mothers, for our motherland — fire! Fire!
See also "Artilleryman's Song" – a similar march composed by the Pokrass brothers.Песня артиллеристов. SovMusic.ru.
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