Arise, People!

Arise, People! This song, written in 1941, became the continuation of the 1938 song “If Tomorrow Comes War“ of the same authors. It was the rallying call for the Soviet nation! The lyrics “If tomorrow comes war“ — that’s how we yesterday sang, And today the war has come., And when the battle time came, We sing with a renewed force: Chorus: On earth, in the skies and at sea Our tune is both powerful and harsh: Arise, people, Get ready to march, We will defeat the insolent foes! The war has come, the country has stirred up From Kronstadt to Vladivostok, The country has been stirred up, great and strong, And we will vanquish the enemy ruthlessly. Chorus. The plane flew, the machine gun fired, Mighty tanks thundered, And the infantry went on their victorious march, And the dashing tachankas rushed off. * Chorus. We will protect ourselves from the fascist horde, We were preparing for the battle for a reason, And we will defeat the enemy on the land of the foe. With a merciless, mig... Source: Beorn and The Shieldmaiden