Юлия Друнина Я только раз видала рукопашный

I witnessed hand-to-hand combat once
By Yulia Drunina.
(Translation, Version 1)

I witnessed hand-to-hand combat once,
And thousand times I had it in nightmare.
Someone who says that war is free of scare,
That one has never been in real fight.

1943. (Translated on 11/05/2025)

I witnessed hand-to-hand combat once
By Yulia Drunina.
(Translation, Version 2)

Once I saw hand-to-hand combat on the battlefield,
And thousand times I had it in my nightmare.
And if someone says that war is free of scare,
The face of war for him has never been revealed.

1943. (Translated on 13/05/2025)

Once I witnessed hand-to-hand fight
By Yulia Drunina.
(Translation, Version 3)

Once I witnessed hand-to-hand fight,
And thousand times I had it in nightmare.
If someone says that war is free of scare,
The face of war is hidden from his sight.

1943. (Translated on 14/05/2025)

Юлия Друнина

Я только раз видала рукопашный.

Я только раз видала рукопашный,
Раз наяву. И тысячу — во сне.
Кто говорит, что на войне не страшно,
Тот ничего не знает о войне.

1943.