Собачий вальс

Frau von Linde ,
On Unter den Linden ,
Three years ago, in the evening
Colonel von Shnutser ,
Smuczer background , background fitting
Sat at a table by a lush .
Raised his glass in a solemn hour ,
All the fun drinks company :
We're going all in Russia now,
Pleasant hike ahead of us !
On Nevel on Gomel,
At Kharkov and Kiev,
On Dnepropetrovsk Donbass .
At Kursk, Bryansk ,
Smolensk , Lugansk .
And Vladikavkaz and the Caucasus !

But time rushes , melted like smoke,
Frau Linda reads the letter ,
Friends write her tone otherwise ,
That left them long ago :
And Nevel and Gomel,
And Kharkov and Kiev,
And Dnepropetrovsk Donbass .
And Kursk and Bryansk ,
Smolensk , Lugansk .
And Vladikavkaz and the Caucasus !

And time rushes on vsez pairs
And here's an unexpected ending:
From heaven to Berlin
By Frau Linde recently
Concussive gift fell.

From Frau von Linde ,
From Unter den Linden
There was only one ash
And know all the people ,
Not someone else will ,
Contribute Nazi Berlin !
For Nevel for Gomel
For Kharkov and Kiev,
For Dnepropetrovsk Donbass .
Over the Kursk, Bryansk ,
Smolensk , Lugansk .
For Vladikavkaz and the Caucasus !

Leonid and Edith Utesova , 1944 .