Катюша (Katyusha). A Russian Love Song with the English translation

A modern Russian version of Katyusha, a Soviet wartime song about a girl longing for her beloved, who is away on military service. The music was composed in 1938 by Matvei Blanter, and the lyrics was written by Mikhail Isakovsky. According the Wikipedia: “The song was first sung by female students from a Russian industrial school in Moscow to bid farewell to Russian soldiers going on the battle front against Nazi Germany in July 1941, who were deeply touched by the song. The song quickly became popular thr
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