Заветный камень [Zavetnyy kamen'] [English translation]

On the wide Black sea

cold waves raises as billow

The last sailor left Sevastopol

In struggle with waves he left

And scary, salt, stormly val

Was breaking wave after wave to sailor's boat

In the mist far distance

No one chanse to see earth

All the ships left far away

Sailors-friends pulled out this hero

Water of the storm was boiling

And sailor one stone hold with his blue hand (from cold)

And quitly said before death:

"When i left my motherland

I took a piece of granite with me

i did it for remember about my homeland

For remember it in the far lands!

Who will take this stone please give me an oath

That you will carry it with honour

And you will back first to the home-bay

And never forget this oath!

This stone all day all night

Sailor's heart burns by flame

Like shrine save my granite stone

It was washing in russian blood"

Through storm and through fire will come this stone

And honorably will stay to his place

Well known seagull will wave with wings

And heart will beat calm

Black sea sailor, which gave new war glory to Motherland

Will go to this clif

And in peace far distance

Will go ships

Under the sun of Homeland!

• Artist:Leonid Utesov