Victory Day, oh how far from us it was,
Like a dwindling ember in a faded fire.
There were miles ahead, burned and dusty
We hastened this day as best we could.
Chorus:
This Victory Day
Air saturated with gunpowder,
It's a holiday
With temples already gray,
It's joy
With tears upon our eyes
Victory Day!
Victory Day!
Victory Day!
Days and nights at blast furnaces,
Our Motherland didn't sleep a wink.
Days and nights a hard battle we fought—
We hastened this day as best we could.
Chorus
Hello, Mother, not all of us came back...
How I'd like to run barefoot through the dew!
Half of Europe, we have stridden half the Earth,
We hastened this day as best we could!
