Синий платочек [Siniy platochek] [English translation]

I recall this memorable evening

when your scarf fell from your shoulders,

how you saw me off

and promised

to keep this blue scarf always.

And even though you're not

with me today, my dear, my love,

I know that you still wrap lovingly

this blue scarf

around the bedhead.

When I receive your letters,

I hear your voice so full of life.

And, between the lines,

the blue scarf

appears before me again.

And often, during the fight,

your figure accompanies me.

I feel you close to me,

with your loving eyes,

you never leave my side.

How many precious scarves

do we carry in our trenchcoats!

We remember tender words,

and young girls' shoulders

amidst the sufferings of the fight.

We fight for them, our beloved,

for whom we long so much.

The soldier fires his machinegun

for this blue scarf

which rested once on beloved shoulders.

• Artist:Klavdiya Shulzhenko