Na vojne, kak na vojne
Patrony, vodka, mahorka v tsene
A na vojne nelegkij trud
A sam strelyaj a to ub'yut
A na vojne, kak na vojne
Podruga, vspomni obo mne
A na vojne neroven chas
A mozhet my, a mozhet nas
Kombat-batyanya, batyanya-kombat
Ty serdtse ne pryatal za spiny rebyat
Letyat samolety, i tanki goryat
Tak b'et, jo, kombat, jo, kombat
Kombat-batyanya, batyanya-kombat
Za nami Rossiya, Moskva i Arbat
Ogon', batareya, ogon', batal'on
Kombat, jo, komanduet on
Ogon', batareya, ogon', batal'on
Ogon', batareya, ogon', batal'on
Ogon', batareya, ogon', batal'on
Ogon', batareya, ogon', ogon', ogon', agoniya
A na vojne, kak na vojne
Soldaty vidyat mamku vo sne
A na vojne, da to ono
A vse ser'eznej, chem v kino
Da, vojna, vojna, vojna -
Durnaya tetka, sterva - ona
Eh, vojna, vojna idet
A patsana devchonka zhdet
Kombat-batyanya, batyanya-kombat
Ty serdtse ne pryatal za spiny rebyat
Letyat samolety, i tanki goryat
Tak b'et, jo, kombat, jo, kombat
Kombat-batyanya, batyanya-kombat
Ty serdtse ne pryatal za spiny rebyat
Letyat samolety, i tanki goryat
Tak b'et, jo, kombat, jo, kombat
A na vojne, kak na vojne
A na vojne, kak na vojne
A na vojne, kak na vojne
At war is like at war,
Bullets, vodka, "makhorka"* in price,
At war is tough labor,
Shoot, yourself, or they will shoot.
At war is like at war,
Girlfriend, remember me.
At war the hour is uneven,
Perhaps we them, perhaps they us.
Chorus:
Commander-"batyanya,"* "batyanya"- commander,
You didn't hide your heart behind boys' backs.
Planes fly, and tanks burn,
He strikes, yo, commander, yo, commander.
Commander-"batyanya," "batyanya"- commander,
Behind us are Russia, Moscow, and Arbat,
Fire, battery, fire, battalion,
Commander, yo, he commands.
At war is like at war -
Soldiers see mothers in their sleep,
At war, and so it is,
And everything is more serious, than in the movies.
Yes, war, war, war -
A grouchy aunt, a bitch she is.
Eh, war goes on and on,
And the girl awaits the boy.
(chorus twice)
At war is like at war,
At war is like at war,
At war is like at war…