March of the Artillerymen
The "March of the Artillerymen" (Russian: Марш артиллеристов romanized: Marš Artilleristov), also known as the "Artillerymen's March", is a 1943 Soviet song, written in Russian by Viktor Gusev and composed by Tikhon Khrennikov.[1]
Lyrics
Original lyrics in 1943
Section | Russian | Romanization | Translation |
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1 | Горит в сердцах у нас любовь к земле родимой, |
Gorit v serdcax u nas ljubovj k zemle rodimoj, |
We love our homeland faithfully in our hearts. |
2 | Узнай, родная мать, узнай жена-подруга, |
Uznaj, rodnaja matj, uznaj žena-podruga, |
Do you know, my mother, my darling, and all my friends, |
3 | Пробьет победы час, придет конец походам. |
Probjet pobedy čas, pridet konec poxodam. |
The day of victory, the end of the war must come. |
Lyrics in 1954
Due to De-Stalinization after the death of Stalin in 1953, some of the lyrics have been changed to discourage the worship of Stalin.
Section | Russian | Romanization | Translation |
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1 | Горит в сердцах у нас любовь к земле родимой, |
Gorit v serdcax u nas ljubovj k zemle rodimoj, |
We love our homeland faithfully in our hearts. |
2 | Узнай, родная мать, узнай жена-подруга, |
Uznaj, rodnaja matj, uznaj žena-podruga, |
Do you know, my mother, my darling, and all my friends, |
3 | Пробьет победы час, придет конец походам. |
Probjet pobedy čas, pridet konec poxodam. |
The day of victory, the end of the war must come. |
Lyrics in 1970s
Under the rule of Brezhnev, the Communist Party was emphasized, so the lyrics changed again.
Section | Russian | Romanization | Singable Translation |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Горит в сердцах у нас любовь к земле родимой, |
Gorit v serdcax u nas ljubovj k zemle rodimoj, |
We love our homeland faithfully in our hearts. |
2 | Узнай, родная мать, узнай жена-подруга, |
Uznaj, rodnaja matj, uznaj žena-podruga, |
Do you know, my mother, my darling, and all my friends, |
3 | Пробьет победы час, придет конец походам. |
Probjet pobedy čas, pridet konec poxodam. |
The day of victory, the end of the war must come. |