Do the Russians Want a War? (Soviet Songs in English) - Хотят ли русские войны? (на англ. языке)

The Russians love their children too. Music by Eduard Kolmanovsky Lyrics by Eugeny Yevtushenko Translated by Boris Anisimov English Lyrics: If we, the Russians, want a war, Do ask the silent fields of gore. If you must know, then - by all means - Do ask the birches and the streams And fallen soldiers whose remains Still lie unburied on the plains. That’s the reply you’re looking for, If we, the Russians, want – If we, the Russians, want – If we, the Russians, want a war. Not only for their native land Our soldiers came to take a stand They fought that over the world The flag of peace would be unfurled We had the living hell to face, Us on the Elbe you embraced. To keep those memories we swore. So, do the Russians want – So, do the Russians want – So, do the Russians want a war? The Russians do know how to fight And to confront a fatal plight. When rising from the thickest mud, We know the bitte