Svyaschennaya Voyna

Svyaschennaya Voyna

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 "Der Heilige Krieg" and he Hungarian version is "Fel, küzdelemre, hõs haza".

Original Russian lyrics with transliteration and direct translation

English poetical adaptation by Alexander Artemov (Александр Артёмов)

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.

Chorus:

References

Link to mp3 at SovMusic.ru: [ [http://www.sovmusic.ru/english/download.php?fname=saintwar SovMusic.ru - The Saint War ] ]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Svyaschénnaya Voyná — Svyashchénnaya Voyná (Свящéнная войнá, en ruso; Guerra Sagrada, en español), fue una de las canciones más famosas de la Gran Guerra Patria, durante la época de la Unión Soviética. La letra fue escrita por Alexander de Bode en 1916, durante la… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Gran Guerra Patria — Póster. La Madre Patria llama …   Wikipedia Español

  • Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov — ( ru. Александр Васильевич Александров, Aleksandr Vasilevich Aleksandrov ) (OldStyleDate|13 April|1883|1 April mdash; July 8, 1946) was a Russian Soviet composer, the founder of the Red Army Choir, who wrote the music for the national anthem of… …   Wikipedia

  • Holy war — may refer to:* a Religious war justified by religious differences.:* The Cherem referred to in the Tanakh.:* Crusades:* French Wars of Religion:* Jihad, a duty for Muslims which has different meanings.:* Reconquista:* Seisen , the name given by… …   Wikipedia

  • Role of music in World War II — In understanding the meaning of music in World War II it is important to reflect upon the use that nations would make of music, and the ends to which private individuals would use music to give meaning to their situations. It is also significant… …   Wikipedia

  • Sacred War — The term Sacred War can refer to a number of wars: * a series of wars carried out by members of the Amphictyonic League: ** First Sacred War ** Second Sacred War ** Third Sacred War * the song Svyaschennaya Voyna ee also*Holy war …   Wikipedia

  • List of World War II topics (S) — # S 1 Uranium Committee # S 50 # S mine # S Phone # S. A. Ayer # S. J. Warmington # S.L.A. Marshall # S.S. Doomtrooper # S.S. Pink Star # S?awomir Maciej Bittner # S?kichi Takagi # S?saku Suzuki # Søren Kam # Søren Petersen # S1 Scout Car # SA… …   Wikipedia

  • Alexandrov Ensemble — The Alexandrov Choir with Dance Ensemble, Warsaw 2009 …   Wikipedia

  • Narva Offensive (July 1944) — This is a sub article to Battle of Narva. Narva Offensive (24–30 July 1944) Part of Eastern Front (World War II) Soviet map of th …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”