Lyrics and translation Любэ - Batka Mahno

Batka Mahno

Bat'ka Makhno smotrit v okno,
Na dvore temnym-temno.
Na postu stoit monakh,
Ele-ele na nogakh...
Spit monastyr', dremlet selo,
Moshki b'iutsia o steklo.
Zviozdy svetiat i luna,
A v okruge tishina...
Pripev:
Miortvye s kosami vdol' dorog stoiat -
Delo ruk krasnykh d'iavoliat!
Miortvye s kosami sbrosili tsaria,
Zanimalas' alaia,
Zanimalas' alaia,
Zanimalas' alaia, ehkh
Zaria, zaria, zaria,
Alaia zaria...
Videli ikh, istinnyj krest,
Vsia gubernia, ves' uezd.
Proskakali skvoz' tuman -
Chto ne vesel, ataman?
V pole guliaj, plamia, pylaj!
Revol'ver, davaj, streliaj!
Liubo, liubo, brattsy, zhit',
Ne prikhoditsia tuzhit'...
Pripev

Bat'ka Makhno

Bat'ka Makhno looks out the window,
It's dark outside.
A monk stands on guard,
Shivering on his feet...
The monastery sleeps, the village dozes,
Flies hit the glass.
The stars shine and the moon,
And silence around...
Chorus:
The dead with scythes stand along the road -
The work of the red devils!
The dead with scythes threw off the tsar,
The red dawn was rising,
The red dawn was rising,
The red dawn was rising, eh
Dawn, dawn, dawn,
Red dawn...
They saw them, the true cross,
The whole province, the whole district.
They ran through the fog -
What's wrong, chieftain?
In the field, have fun, flame, blaze!
Revolver, come on, shoot!
It's good, it's good, brothers, to live,
You don't have to grieve...
Chorus