Alyosha (Алеша)

 

When fields become covered in frost,
In frost, in frost,
When fields become covered in frost,                                                                                                   And echoing rains start to pour
Alyosha stands firm from Bulgaria,
Alyosha, Alyosha,
Alyosha stands firm from Bulgaria –
A Russian soldier.

And sorrow still broods in his soul,
His soul, his soul,
And sorrow still broods in his soul,
For, after the blizzards of lead,
His soldier’s blouse has become stone,
His blouse is now stone,
His soldier’s blouse has become stone,                                                                                                   His boots feel like stones as he stands.

So many of our young soldiers,
Of our young soldiers,
So many of our young soldiers
Fell down from the harrowing loads.
But the fact that this one is Alyosha,
Alyosha, Alyosha,
But the fact that this one is Alyosha,
Bulgaria knows.

To valleys, to peace, and to hope,
To peace and to hope,
To valleys, to peace and to hope
He’ll never descend from this hill.
He’ll never give flowers to girls,
To girls, to girls,
He’ll never give flowers to girls,                                                                                                             The girls will give flowers to him.

 
Familiar, like wind and like sun,
Like wind and like sun.
Familiar, like wind and like sun,                                                                                                           Like stars in the evening sky,
He stands, looking over this town,                                                                                                           This town, this town
Seems he has looked over this town
For eternal time.

When fields become covered in frost,
In frost, in frost,
When fields become covered in frost                                                                                                           Or echoing rains start to pour
Alyosha stands firm from Bulgaria,
Bulgaria, Bulgaria,
Alyosha stands firm from Bulgaria –
A Russian soldier.

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