Текст песни Александр Маршал на стихи Сергея Ефимова - Надо чокаться

Lay bread on a faceted glass,
Half full
People in uniform will stand in silence,
War hardened men
I will look into the eyes of those who are near
And I will say my word for you -
We must clink glasses, guys, we must!
We must drink it as if it were alive!

You wheezed, breathing out clots,
To the noise of the turntables coming in:
- God is with us, because we are Russians,
We are immortal eternal souls
Let me not stretch out to Rostov,
But then, already with the whole detachment
Drink for me as if you were alive -
We must clink glasses, guys, we must!

You fell silent, smiling at the sky
Clutching a cross in a fist.
And the crust of bread turns black
Over a glass with two hundred poured.
But you are in our hearts, you are near
And so over and over again
You need to clink glasses, guys, you need to -
For brother, as for a living!

© Sergey Efimov