[Soviet Communist Song] - Song about Shchors (песня о Щорсе)

A revolutionary Red Army song that also became popular as a war song during the Second World War. It details the exploits of a Colonel named Shchors, an inspiring figure to his unit. Lyrics: Шел отряд по берегу, шел издалека, Шел под красным знаменем командир полка. Голова обвязана, кровь на рукаве, След кровавый стелется по сырой траве. Эх, по сырой траве! «Хлопцы, чьи вы будете, кто вас в бой ведет? Кто под красным знаменем раненый идет?» «Мы сыны батрацкие, мы — за новый мир, Щорс идет под знаменем, красный командир. Эх, красный командир! В голоде и в холоде жизнь его прошла, Но недаром пролита кровь его была. За кордон отбросили лютого врага, Закалились смолоду, честь нам дорога. Эх, честь нам дорога!» Тишина у берега, смолкли голоса, Солнце книзу клонится, падает роса. Лихо мчится конница, слышен стук копыт. Знамя Щорса красное на ветру шумит. Эх, на ветру шумит! ----- The detachment walked along the coast, walked from afar, the regiment commander walked under the red banner. The head is tied, blood is on the sleeve, The trail is bloody spreads over the wet grass. Oh, on the wet grass! “Boys, whose will you be, who leads you into battle? Who is the wounded under the red banner? ” “ We are sons of the hardship, we are for the new world, Shchors is going under the banner, red commander. Oh, red commander! In hunger and in the cold his life passed, But it was not for nothing that his blood was shed. For the cordon threw a fierce enemy, Hardened from his youth, honor is dear to us. Oh, dear honor to us! ” Silence near the shore, voices fell silent, the Sun is bending down, dew is falling. Famously rushing cavalry, heard the sound of hooves. Red Shchors banner rustles in the wind. Oh, the wind rustles!