THE SACRED WAR
<i>Words by Vasiliy Lebedev-Kumach
Music by A. Aleksandrov</i>


Arise, belov&egrave;d countrymen!
Arise, for mortal fight
With fascist hordes despicable,
The forces of the night. [sing refrain twice]

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>Refrain:</i>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Let waves of righteous fury
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Swell up as ne'er before
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And spur us to the vict'ry of
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our sacred people's war.

Give chase to those who'd conquer us&mdash;
Oppressive tyrants all&mdash;,
Who'd crush the fervor of our hearts,
Who'd cast us into thrall.

Their black wings we will never let
Fly o'er our motherland,
Nor ever shall her precious fields
Fall to a hostile band.

These dirty rotten fascist pigs
We'll shoot between the eyes.
The garbage of humanity
Is headed for demise. [sing refrain twice]