Do Russians Truly Want a War

Do Russians truly want a war?
Go ask the fields beyond my door,
The silent night, the distant church,
The river, poplar and the birch,
Go ask the soldiers in the earth
Beneath the tree – for what it’s worth
Their sons will answer to your words,
If Russians truly want, if Russians truly want,
If Russians truly want a war…

Our soldiers perished in The War* -
For all the people of this world;
Not only for our Land – to save
The restful nights and bombless days;
You ask our men who fought their way
To hug you dear that April day** –
The image lives within our lore…
Do Russians truly want, do Russians truly want,
Do Russians truly want a war?

Oh, yes, we know how to fight
But be it cursed – that endless night
When soldiers left their home and hearth
To fall into the lifeless earth,
Go ask their mothers if this life
Deserved to end, go ask my wife;
The answer knocks upon your door:
Do Russians truly want, do Russians truly want,
Do Russians truly want a war?

They’ll understand the truth and myth –
The seaman, worker, farmer, smith,
Wherever they were raised and born:
If Russians truly want, if Russians truly want,
If Russians truly want a war…
If Russians truly want, if Russians truly want,
If Russians truly want a war…