Lyrics of the Soviet anthem - Does anyone have them?

[CubanFox]

Well, does anyone know the English lyrics to the dramatic Soviet anthem?

[Ian]

cut and pasted from http://www.funet.fi/pub/culture/russian/ly.../sovnateng.html (http://www.funet.fi/pub/culture/russian/lyrics/political/sovnateng.html)



The Hymn of the Soviet Union

Unbreakable Union of freeborn Republics,
Great Russia has welded forever to stand.
Created in struggle by will of the people,
United and mighty, our Soviet land!

Sing to the Motherland, home of the free,
Bulwark of peoples in brotherhood strong.
O Party of Lenin, the strength of the people,
To Communism's triumph lead us on!

Through tempests the sunrays of freedom have cheered us,
Along the new path where great Lenin did lead.
To a righteous cause he raised up the peoples,
Inspired them to labor and valorous deed.
[Or, the old way:
Be true to the people, thus Stalin has reared us,
Inspire us to labor and valorous deed!]

Sing to the Motherland, home of the free,
Bulwark of peoples in brotherhood strong.
O Party of Lenin, the strength of the people,
To Communism's triumph lead us on!

In the vict'ry of Communism's deathless ideal,
We see the future of our dear land.
And to her fluttering scarlet banner,
Selflessly true we always shall stand!

[atlanticche]

this is if anything worrying

[Nobody]

Go to google and type in Soviet National Anthem Mp3 and their is one website with every Russian National Anthem every, from God Save the Tsar/Czar, to present day.
http://www.skazka.no/anthems/, only one version (Stalin's I think) is in English.

(Edited by LevTrosky at 4:20 am on June 15, 2003)