Текст песни Казачья рекрутская - За лесом солнце просияло

Cossack Recruit Song
 
Beyond the forest, the sun shone
There the black raven shouted -
My hours have passed, minutes
When I walked with the girl.
 
I used to finish work
I'm going out to friends
Now I had a service
I hasten to saddle the conic.
 
I saddle the dashing horse
Circassian stowed saddle,
Saddle, sit and ride
To foreign lands.
 
Maybe I'll leave for a while
Maybe I'll leave forever
Maybe a well-aimed rifle
Kill me from the bush
Maybe a saber-lider
Cut the skull of a young man.
 
And hot blood will be shed
Spill the dark river
And the heart, the heart will shake
And he will not return to his native land.
 
Goodbye darling village
Goodbye fatherly farm
Goodbye young girl
Farewell to the azure flower!