Zhitʹ stalo luchshe

1. Zvonki kak ptit͡sy, odna za drugoĭ,
Pesni leti͡at nad sovetskoĭ stranoĭ,
‖: Vesel napev gorodov i poleĭ —
Zhitʹ stalo luchshe, zhitʹ stalo veseleĭ! :‖

2. Druzhno strana i rastët i poët,
S pesnei͡u novoe schastʹe kuët.
‖: Gli͡aneshʹ na solnt͡se — i solnt͡se svetleĭ.
Zhitʹ stalo luchshe, zhitʹ stalo veseleĭ! :‖

3. Vsi͡udu prostor dli͡a uma i dli͡a ruk,
Vsi͡udu nakhodishʹ druzeĭ i podrug.
‖: Starostʹ — teplee i i͡unostʹ — smeleĭ.
Zhitʹ stalo luchshe, zhitʹ stalo veseleĭ! :‖

4. Znaĭ, Voroshilov, my vse nacheku,
Pi͡adi zemli ne ustupim vragu
‖: Silushka estʹ u ott͡sov i deteĭ.
Zhitʹ stalo luchshe, zhitʹ stalo veseleĭ! :‖

5. Khochetsi͡a vseĭ neob”i͡atnoĭ stranoĭ
Stalinu kriknutʹ «Spasibo, Rodnoĭ!»
‖: Dolgie gody zhivi, ne boleĭ
Zhitʹ stalo luchshe, zhitʹ stalo veseleĭ! :‖

6. Zvonki kak ptit͡sy, odna za drugoĭ,
Pesni leti͡at nad sovetskoĭ stranoĭ,
‖: Vesel napev gorodov i poleĭ —
Zhitʹ stalo luchshe, zhitʹ stalo veseleĭ! :‖

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