We joined the battle after we had seen the dawn
We were assaulting German forts
My face was covered with blood by the dreadful blow
The flesh and bones got divorced
I tasted sweetness of all my rivals' blood
I head heartbeat inside the bodies torn apart
It's painful to recall the death
Of people killed in fight
The friend who made his final breath
I see him every night
I see the death's caressing grin
And corpses all around
I know that killing was the only mean
For peace on earth to come
Grenades exploded the pillboxes from within
How've you survived? Tell me how?
Well, buddy, you should just forgive my sin
I never capture POW
The shot and scream, the sky's filled with the sound
I feel I've heard the beating of someone's heart aloud
It's painful to recall the death
Of people killed in fight
The friend who made his final breath
I see him every night
I see the death's caressing grin
And corpses all around
I know that killing was the only mean
For peace on earth to come
He'd dropped his weapon as I ordered him
"What should I do?" - I asked myself
To have compassion to that youngster was my whim
"Just live" – all I could tell
But then he'd stabbed in my stomach with the knife
I tumbled down and body of mine was losing life
It's painful to recall the death
Of people killed in fight
The friend who made his final breath
I see him every night
I see the death's caressing grin
I'm laying on the ground
I hope my death's the proper mean
For peace on earth to come
