“May’s Waltz” This song is played often in Russia in every anniversary of Victory Day. This song explains very well feelings of Soviet soldiers - their rejoicing and gladness that the war finished and that they liberated Europe from Fascism. May be, my words are too unusual for Westerners but I speak the words which are spoken in Russia. ******************************************************************************************** “May’s Waltz” (Translated by Andrey) Oh, the spring of forty-fifth year, How strongly the blue Danube waited you! The hot, sunny May brought freedom For the peoples of Europe. People old and young alike gathered On the streets of saved Vienna, A Russian waltz was played here by our soldier On an old, not once wounded in combats accordion. Refrain: Vienna remembers, and the Alps, and the Danube also remember That flowering and singing bright May. And heart remembers for many years and will never forget How Vienna's people span in dance under the sound of the Russian waltz. The soldier’s waltz resounded Lightly, enthusiastically and bravely. And Vienna's people span and singed Like it was Shtraus himself who played the music! And the guy clasped the accordion With a happy smile to his heart, Like he saw Volga’s dear high waters, Like he embraced Russia. Repeat refrain. The waltz which was full of day-dreams and of fervour Flew over grey-haired nice Vienna. It sounded now fondly, now ardently, And a spring made dizzy everyone around. Oh, the spring of forty-fifth year, For how a long time the blue Danube waited you, The Russian waltz on a square of free Vienna Was played on the accordion by the soldier. Repeat refrain (2 times) ******************************************************************************************** The Russian version (translit): "Maiskii val's" Vesna sorok piatogo goda - Kak zhdal tebia sinii Dunai. Narodam Evropy svobodu Prinios zharkii, solnechnyi mai. Na ulitsakh Veny spasionnoi Sobralsia narod star i mlad, Na staroi, izranennoi v bitvakh garmoni Val's russkii igral nash soldat. Pripev: Pomnit Vena, pomniat Al'py i Dunai, Tot tsvetushchii i poiushchii iarkii mai. Vikhri ventsev v russkom val'se skvoz' goda Pomnit serdtse, ne zabudet nikogda. Legko, vdokhnovenno i smelo Soldatskii val's etot zvuchal, I Vena kruzhilas' i pela, Kak budto sam Shtraus igral! A paren' s ulybkoi schastlivoi Garmon' svoiu k serdtsu prizhal, Kak budto on volzhskie videl razlivy, Kak budto Rossiiu obnial. Pripev. Nad Venoi, sedoi i prekrasnoi Plyl val's, polon grioz i ognia. Zvuchal on to nezhno, to strastno, I vsekh op'ianiala vesna. Vesna sorok piatogo goda, Kak dolgo Dunai tebia zhdal, Val's russkii na ploshchadi Veny svobodnoi Soldat na garmoni igral. Pripev (2 raza )