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| Literal translation: Jordan K. (not very singable)
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| SILENCE, THE NIGHT IS ALL BE-STARRED | [STILL THE NIGHT IS STARRY] |
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| Silence, the night is all be-starred | Still (silent) the night is starry |
| And the frost burned strong. | And the frost burns strong |
| Do you remember when I taught you | Do you remember how I taught you |
| To hold a machine-gun in your hands. | to hold a gun? |
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| A lass, a fur jacket and a beret, | A girl, in fur coat and beret |
| Holding a pistol tight in her hand, | holds a pistol resting in her hands |
| A lass with a velvet face | a girl with a velvety face |
| Watches over the enemy's caravan. | spies (guards against) the enemies caravan. |
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| Aimed, fired and - hit, | Aimed, pulled trigger, and struck |
| With her dear little pistol, | did her small pistol |
| She stopped a car - a nice one full of arms - | An auto filled with weapons |
| With one bullet. | Was taken out by her shot. |
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| At daybreak, she crawled out of the woods | At dawn, she crawls out of the forest |
| With snow garlands on her hair, | With snow in garlands on her hair |
| Encouraged by the precious little victory | Encouraged by the small victory |
| For our new, free generation. | For our new, free generation. |
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