"And even if you bleed, and even if you die, but you still win, and by winning, you live"
A beautiful performance of the famous multitude.
Music: I.M. Luchenok Lyrics: M. Yasen 1970
Performed by: the Alexandrov Ensemble, soloist. B. Zhavoronok.
Performed in 1970.

Lyrics:
1. When the night embraces the city
And silently lights the stars,
And the song caresses the heart,
And tired Minsk sleeps peacefully, -
Only the veteran,
The partisan of the past war, cannot sleep:
The night has stirred up his wounds,
And the memory of the heart speaks...

And again the boys go into the darkness,
And again the ambush is silent in the night...
But in the silence the machine guns fire,
And a hot battle begins to boil!

And again the sky blazes,
And someone shoots furiously,
And throws you onto the grass,
And the stars circle with you.

And even if you bleed,
And even if you die,
But you still win,
And by winning, you live.

2. When the dawn breaks over the city,
And the night retreats to the west,
And even the song falls silent,
And tired Minsk sleeps peacefully, -
Only the veteran,
The partisan of the past war, cannot sleep:
The night has stirred up his wounds,
And the memory of the heart speaks...