Czastuszki o pierestrojce [English translation]

Nation's rebirth on its way!

No longer threatened by agony!

Collectively joyous hysteria

in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

Ой ра! Ой ра! Родина Советская!

Oj ra! Oj ra! Rodina Sowieckaja!

Perestroika blazes trails

to achievement and honours!

Can't contain all the smiles

in Ukraine and Belarus.

Ой ра! Ой ра! Родина Советская!

Oj ra! Oj ra! Rodina Sowieckaja!

Economy progressively moves

to fix the face of life for millennia!

with enthusiasm in strong voices

sings Georgia and Armenia.

Ой ра! Ой ра! Родина Советская!

Oj ra! Oj ra! Rodina Sowieckaja!

Transparency removes blindfolds

and works miracles in the minds!

See how to the ground bowed

are Azerbaijan and Moldavia.

Ой ра! Ой ра! Родина Советская!

Oj ra! Oj ra! Rodina Sowieckaja!

Shared effort, joint achievement!

To particularisms we say basta!

Marching towards betterment

Tajikistan and Kazachstan.

Ой ра! Ой ра! Родина Советская!

Oj ra! Oj ra! Rodina Sowieckaja!

We'll build a country above countries!

You just need to want the want – and make it so!

Like under tzar Nicholas!

Like under tzar Peter!

Ой ра! Ой ра! Родина Советская!

Oj ra! Oj ra! Rodina Sowieckaja!

• Artist:Jacek Kaczmarski