We’re gonna wake up once some day at 6 o’clock in gray of dawn,
One’s gonna put on their new equip having been bought the day before
For battle pay; and there, before night, they hung the honors in a line,
Being well-deserved – for Sevastopol, Kherson, Bakhmut, for Rovenky.
One’ll give a three-day’s break for office,
Shift vital deadlines and Zoom call,
One will have just personal day off
Silently turning off the phone.
One’s gonna have a night-long journey
To forefront, just to be on time.
And one – how come this be trustworthy –
Will cover Bielgorod with shots.
One will have whiskey and start crying
When violating service rules,
One’s gonna wipe the snot from baby
And put a vyshyvanka on for the first time.
And all of us, with thanks to goodness,
Millions of falcons, tomtits, little sparrow chicks,
To celebrate the sacred triumph
At the parade, we’ll fly just there.
There will be glory, there’ll be honor,
There will be pride, strength, and respect.
There will be wounds, there will be conscience,
There will be shield, there will be sword.
There will be eyes in blue and yellow,
There will be joy, there will be rage.
There will be marching till the day end
Of sons and daughters straight in range,
Of those who struggled as it could be
Finally having won the fight.
Of those not having got down kneeling
At the feet of the lackeys’ horde.
We’re gonna take a knee, exactly,
Only before the ones who came on shield,
Who left as Heroes for kingdom of heaven,
And watch us from there as we’re here.
We’ll bow our heads right down with honor
And our flag above us straight
To those who gave the visa for us
To future having paid the cheque.
At the expense of their well-being,
At the expense of lives that is
The most precious in the realm.
There is a debt, all of us owe to it.
I know, that will exactly happen
All that I’ve mentioned lines above.
We’re gonna have it all together,
The Victory, for which the time has come.
‘Cause Independence means above all People
The Nation like an alloy, unified.
You know, parade’s small plot of land is here
Waiting for you reserved for length of time.
Translation: Lara Rusnak
Happy Independence Day of Ukraine!