Air March

The Aviators March (Russian: Авиамарш) аlso known as the March of the Pilots (Russian: Марш авиаторов) is a Soviet and now Russian military march published in the spring of 1923 that currently serves as the anthem of the Russian Aerospace Forces.[1] It formerly served as the anthem of the Soviet Air Force.[2] The music to the march was composed by Yuli Khayt while its lyrics were written by Pavel Herman. A German version with the same melody called "Das Berliner Jungarbeierlied" that was used up until the end of the Second World War.[3][4][5] It is part repertoire of Russian military bands and today is frequently performed Victory Day Parades in Moscow and throughout the former Soviet Union. The melody to the march was used during World War II in Yugoslav Macedonia in a song titled "In the struggle, the Macedonian people!" (Macedonian: Во борба, македонски народе!).

The melody was borrowed by German Communists in early 1920s and used with German lyrics. Later Nazis in turn borrowed the melody, only changed a couple of chords and wrote their own lyrics. The new march under the title "Herbei zum Kampf"[6] was used by the SA since 1929.

In the pro-Soviet East Germany the march was used since late 1950s with the original Soviet music (not the Nazi version) and new German lyrics dedicated to the Soviet(not East German) Air Force.

Lyrics

We were born to make a fairy tale come true
To overcome space and vastness.
The mind gave us steel wings
And instead of the heart - a fiery motor.

Chorus:
Higher, higher and higher
We strive for the flight of our birds
And in every propeller breathes
The calm of our borders.

Throwing up his obedient apparatus
Or creating an unprecedented flight
We recognize how the air fleet is getting stronger,
Our first in the world proletarian fleet!

Chorus:
Our sharp gaze pierces every atom
Our every nerve is dressed with determination;
And, believe us, on every ultimatum
The air fleet will be able to give an answer!

Chorus.

See also

References
  1. "Авиамарш". Arzamas. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  2. "Советский "Марш авиаторов" и нацистский марш "Das Berliner Jungarbeierlied"". statehistory.ru. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  3. "www.sovmusic.ru/text.php?fname=marshair". sovmusic.ru. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  4. "Herbei zum Kampf ihr Knechte der Maschinen / Heraus zum Kampf ihr Knechte der Maschinen". ingeb.org. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  5. "Два марша. 1. Кто у кого?". vilavi.ru. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  6. http://ingeb.org/Lieder/herbeizu.html
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