And the Battle Is Going Again

And the Battle Is Going Again (Russian: И вновь продолжается бой, romanized: I vnov prodolzhaetsya boy), also known as And Lenin Is Young Again (Russian: И Ленин такой молодой, romanized: I Lenin takoy molodoy), is a Soviet patriotic song released in 1974 about the October Revolution and Vladimir Lenin. It was composed by Aleksandra Pakhmutova to lyrics written by her husband Nikolai Dobronravov,[1] with the most known performance of the song being done by Soviet singers Leonid Smetannikov, Joseph Kobzon, and Lev Leshchenko. The song was composed for the closing of the 17th congress of the Komsomol, but shortly after it was performed there it was banned by Soviet censors due to it being heavily influenced by rock music.[2] The song was unbanned a year later, after which it became popular.[2] The song was also performed by Lev Leshchenko at the finals of Pesnya goda in 1975.[3]

"And the Battle is Going Again"
Song
LanguageRussian
Written1974
Composer(s)Aleksandra Pakhmutova
Lyricist(s)Nikolai Dobronravov
Lenin on a 1968 Soviet propaganda poster
The closing of the 17th congress of the Komsomol

The Soviet-Russian group Grazhdanskaya Oborona has performed the song since 1994, when band leader Yegor Letov was associated with the National Bolshevik Party.[4]

Lyrics
Russian Transliteration English Translation


Неба утреннего стяг
В жизни важен первый шаг,
Слышишь: реют над страною
Ветры яростных атак

Припев:
И вновь продолжается бой,
И сердцу тревожно в груди.
И Ленин такой молодой,
И юный — Октябрь впереди

И Ленин такой молодой,
И юный — Октябрь впереди

-II-
Весть летит во все концы:
Вы поверьте нам, отцы, —
Будут новые победы,
Встанут новые бойцы

Припев

-III-
С неба милостей не жди
Жизнь для правды не щади,
Нам, ребята, в этой жизни
Только с правдой по пути

Припев

-IV-
В мире — зной и снегопад
Мир и беден и богат
С нами юность всей планеты —
Наш всемирный стройотряд!

Припев
[5][6]

Neba utrennego styag
V zhizni vazhen pervyy shag,
Slyshish': reyut nad stranoyu
Vetry yarostnykh atak

Pripev:
I vnov' prodolzhayetsya boy,
I serdtsu trevozhno v grudi.
I Lenin takoy molodoy,
I yunyy — Oktyabr' vperedi

I Lenin takoy molodoy,
I yunyy — Oktyabr' vperedi

Vest' letit vo vse kontsy:
Vy pover'te nam, ottsy, —
Budut novyye pobedy,
Vstanut novyye boytsy

Pripev

S neba milostey ne zhdi
Zhizn' dlya pravdy ne shchadi,
Nam, rebyata, v etoy zhizni
Tol'ko s pravdoy po puti

Pripev

V mire — znoy i snegopad
Mir i beden i bogat
S nami yunost' vsey planety —
Nash vsemirnyy stroyotryad!

Pripev

The flag of the morning sky
The first step is important in life
Do you hear tossing, above the country
The winds of furious attacks

Refrain:
And the battle is going again
And the heart is uneasy in the chest
And Lenin is young once again
And the young October is ahead

And Lenin is young once again
And the young October is ahead

The news is flying to all ends of the world
Believe us, oh ancestors
There will be new victories
New warriors will rise!

Refrain

Don't wait for mercies from the sky
Don't spare your life for truth
In this life, comrades
We stick only to truth

Refrain

There is heat and snowfall in the world
The world is both poor and rich
The youth of the whole planet is with us
Our global construction brigade!

Refrain
[7]

References
  1. Andrei Vasyanin (2009-10-29). "Рок Пахмутовой" (in Russian). Rossiyskaya Gazeta. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  2. Leininger, Noah (September 8, 2020). "Music, not muddle: Re-examining Soviet sounds and the socialist project". Liberation School. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  3. "Песня года 75". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015.
  4. Ivantsov, Vladimir (June 2017). "The Concepts of the Underground in Russian Literary and (Counter)Cultural Discourse: From Dostoevsky to Punk Rock". McGill University. p. 205. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  5. MIA: History: Soviet History: Sounds of the Soviet Union: Lyrics
  6. И вновь продолжается бой
  7. The Battle is Going Again (mashup) (music Video) (english Subtitles)
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