Song of the Soviet Space Program «Перед Дальней Дорогой» | «Before the Long Journey»

Song of the Soviet Space Program | Перед Дальней Дорогой | Before the Long Journey (Red Army Choir)
English lyrics:

When they didn't know the new customs,
In those old days and years.
Waiting for the horses on the postal routes,
All the travelers sang then:
Sit down, friends, before the long journey,
Let the road be easy!
Come on, coachman,
move quietly
And don't forget the song on the way!
Sit down, friends, before the long journey,
Let the road be easy!
Come on, coachman, move quietly
And don't forget the song on the way!

Many miles and centuries have flown since,
Trains are running along the rails,
But all the same on the anxious platforms of the stations
Again, out of habit, they sing:
Sit down, friends, before the long journey,
Let the road be easy!
Come on, train driver,
move quietly
And don't forget the song on the way!

Though the rockets now at speed of light
Rush through the stellar path,
And before the start, not paying attention to it
According to the old habit we sing:
Sit down, friends, before the long journey,
Let the road be easy!
Come on, cosmonaut,
move quietly
And don't forget the song on the way!
Sit down, friends, before the long journey,
Let the road be easy!

Come on, cosmonaut,
move quietly
And don't forget the song on the way!

Видео Song of the Soviet Space Program «Перед Дальней Дорогой» | «Before the Long Journey» канала Russian Musician