Your very close on much of it
Давай зa
can mean a few things, A toast to, Give to, or Come to.
It is what it is....
Here is the literal translation, Some words are rough to translate to english and do not really have an english equivalent. Like Davai ja.....
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Война и на и най най най най на
War and found and found found found at
(i am not sure if there is a verb "found". to me it seems like just singing the word "war")
Война и на и най най най най на
War and found and found found found at
Война и на и най най най най на
War and found and found found found at
Серыми тучами небо затянуто,
Gray overcast sky prolonged,
(With grey thurderclouds sky is covered)
Нервы гитарной струною оттянуты,
Nerves guitar strunoyu delay,
(Nerves are strung like guitar strings)
Дождь барабанит с утра и до вечера,
Regen drum morning till evening,
(Rain drums from morning til evening)
Время застывшее кажется вечностью.
Time seems frozen eternity.
(Time seems frozen eternally)
Мы наступаем по всем направлениям
We shall in all directions
(We are advancing in all directions)
Танки, пехота, огонь артиллерии
Tanks, infantry, artillery fire
(tanks, infantry and altillery fire)
Нас убивают, но мы выживаем
We kill, but we survive
(We are being killed, but we survive)
И снова в атаку, себя мы бросаем
And again in the attack itself, we brosaem
(And once again we throw ourselves in attack)
Припев:
Chorus:
Давай за жизнь, давай брат до конца
Come to life, let's brother until the end
(for life - let us until the end, brother)
Давай за тех, кто с нами был тогда
Let those who were with us then
(for those who were with us then)
Давай за жизнь, будь проклята война
Come for life, be cursed war
(for life - curse the war)
Помянем тех, кто с нами был тогда
Pomyanem those who were with us then
(remember those who were with us then)
Небо над нами - свинцовыми тучами,
The sky above us - leaden clouds,
(the sky above us - leaden clouds)
Стелится низко туманами рваными,
Trail low mists ragged,
(cover low with ragged fog)
Хочется верить, что все уже кончилось
I want to believe that everything is already over
(wanna believe that it is all over)
Только бы выжил товарищ раненый
Just to survive a wounded comrade
(if only comrade survived)
Ты потерпи, браток, не умирай пока
You tolerate, (Hang on) bratok (Brother) not died yet
(hang on, brother, don't die yet)
Будешь ты жить еще долго и счастливо
Thou shalt live long and happy (you are going to live long and happy)
Будем на свадьбе твоей мы отплясывать
We will be at your wedding, we otplyasyvat (
We are going to dance at your wedding)
Будешь ты в небо детишек подбрасывать
Shalt thou in heaven kids toss (
you gonna throw kids to the sky ... <in this case like playing with kids by throwing them up heheheh i could not hear it but with cyrilic writing all is clear>)
Припев:
Chorus:
Давай за жизнь, давай брат до конца
Come to life, let's brother until the end
(for life, let us brother till the end)
Давай за тех, кто дома ждет тебя
Come for those at home waiting for you
(for those who wait for you at home)
Давай за жизнь, будь проклята война
Come for life, be cursed war
(for life - curse war)
Давай за тех, кто дома ждет тебя
Come for those at home waiting for you
(for those who wait for you at home)
Давай за них, давай за нас
Go for it, come for us
(for them, for us)
И за Сибирь, и за Кавказ
And in Siberia and the Caucasus
(and for Siberia and for Caucacas)
За свет далеких городов
In the light of distant cities
(for light of distant cities)
И за друзей, и за любовь
And for friends and for love
(and for friends and for love)
Давай за вас, давай за нас,
Let's for you, come for us (for us, for us)
И за Десант, и за Спецназ,
And Desant (Paras), and the Spetsnaz, (and for Desant and for Spenzas)
За боевые ордена,
During the battle orders, (
for military decoration ... orden = medal?)
Давай поднимим, старина.
Let's raise, old chap.
(let's raise. old chap)
В старом альбоме, нашел фотографию
In an old album, found the photo
(In the old album, found photo)
Деда, он был командир красной армии:
Father, he was commander of the Red Army:
(Grandfather. He was Red Army commandar)
«Сыну на память, Берлин 45-го», (for son's memory, Berlin 45th year)
«Son, memory, Berlin 45 th»,
Века ушедшего воспоминания,
Ages past memories,
(Ages gone rememberance)
Запах травы на рассвете, не скошенной,
The smell of grass at dawn, do not chamfer,
(the smell of uncut grass at dawn)
Стоны земли от бомежек, распаханной,
Ston land from bomezhek, broke,
(Mourn of the worked <in this case "raspahanoi = when you worked the earth prior to seeding> earth from bomblets)
Пара солдатских ботинок, истоптанных,
A pair of Soldiers' boots, istoptannyh,
(Pair worn (iztopanyh) of military boot)
Войнами новыми, войнами старыми.
New wars, wars of old. (by new wars, by old wars)
(I especially like the poetry of this one so, i take liberty to put together:
The smell of uncut grass at dawn
Mourn of land that was worked with bomblets
Pair of soldier's boot worn
by new wars, by old war)
Припев:
Chorus:
Давай за жизнь...
Come to life ...
(for life)
Давай за тех...
Come for those ...
(For those)
Давай за жизнь...
Come to life ...
(For life)
Давай помянем тех, кто с нами был...
Come pomyanem those who have been with us ...
(let's remember those, who were with us)
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There are other versions of the song as well And Lube seems to change it here and there when they
Preform it live.
. See in red (literall translation without making it poetic)