"In the Dugout" («В Землянке V Zemljanke») or "The Dugout" («Землянка Zemljanka») is an Eastern Front song written by Alexey Surkov and composed by Konstantin Listov in 1941, during the Battle of Moscow.
The song is part of the repertoire of the Red Army Choir.
Lyrics[]
Russian original[]
Russian original[1] | Romanization of Russian |
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Бьётся в тесной печурке огонь, |
Bjjotsja v tesnoj pečurke ogonj, |
English translation[]
The fire is flickering in the narrow stove
Resin oozes from the log like a tear
And the concertina in the dugout
Sings to me of your smile and eyes.
The bushes whispered to me about you
In a snow-white fields near Moscow
I want you above all to hear
How sad my living voice is.
You are now far, far away
Expanses of snow lie between us
It is not easy for me to come to you
And here there are four steps to death.
Sing, concertina, in defiance of the snowstorm.
Call out to that happiness which has lost its way.
I'm warm in the cold dugout,
Because of my inextinguishable love.[2]