カチューシャ - Katyusha (Japanese Version)

The standard Japanese version of Katyusha, performed by the group “Dark Ducks“. English Translation by John Doe. Performer: Dark Ducks (ダーク・ダックス) Composer: Matvey Blanter (Матвей Блантер) Year composed: 1938 Lyricist: Akiko Seki (関鑑子), based on Russian lyrics by Mikhail Isakovsky (Михаил Исаковский) Year Written: 1948 (Japanese version), 1938 (Russian original) Image: Striking railway workers, led by the Japan Communist Party, 1947.