Stars, they beckon so much,
Celestial bodies which died (ages ago).
But we still see their light
From the earth, Spellbound.
Cosmic calling!!!
First steps are cruel, the flight is short,
The landing’s hard – first crucial faults.
Human space marine,
Sacrifice him
For knowledge, for progress!
And
Another star falls
Another legend unfolds,
And more demanding goals
For knowledge, for progress.
Fates of the pathfinders –
“Something went wrong”
They left the cradle of mind
To find their grave among the stars,
Their cherished dreams were ruined at once!
Glory on a high price!
Death ‘s just a start!..
Months of training on the shock-table,
Centrifuge and altitude chamber
Risk of cosmic radiation
Overload and zero-gravity!
It’s hot in ship – the hellish stove,
17 circles around the earth
Animal astronaut –
They never asked its thoughts
Of knowledge and progress
And
Another star falls
Another legend unfolds,
And more demanding goals
For knowledge, for progress.
Cold kiss of cruel space
Lonely dog in the delirious machine.
It’ll never, never come back,
Lost in the shattered pieces of spaceship.
