Glory to Stalin

composed by the great Dmitri Shostakovich for the 1950 Soviet film The Fall of Berlin,


English lyrics:
Glory to great Stalin!
The leader's name, both in battle and in labour,
We carry like a guards banner,
It inspires the youth everywhere,
Like the sun, it shines over us.

Our wise teacher! Our leader and father!
We swear by the happiness of our life,
We swear by all the blood of our hot hearts
To unreservedly serve the Motherland!

To always be true to our party is
Our duty and sacred right.
To him, of whose trust the youth is proud, —
To great Stalin, glory!

Like the hymn of a son's unreserved love,
Resound, words of our oath!
Live long years to make us happy,
Our beloved leader and teacher!

Long live our heroic people,
Long live our nation!
To him, who leads the country to communism, —
To great Stalin, glory!

Lenin gathered us under the red banner,
And our destiny is lofty.
To him, who brought up the youth in battle, —
To great Stalin, glory!

To great Stalin, glory!
Glory to great Stalin, glory!
Glory!