The salvos of guns long fell silent. There’s only sun light at our door. So how do you tell someone’s trusty, If there’s no war anymore? The question’s posed often, however, Today, as before: "Would you go recon together? Say yes or no." No more armor-piercing will whizzle, There won’t be a casualty note, And everything seems pretty peaceful, Nowhere to learn what you’re worth. But someone still questions, however, Today, as before: "Would you go recon together? Say yes or no." Tranquility is wishful thinking. Get ready, fight back, hold on tight! Peace too has a frontline for risking, With trouble and danger and spite. That’s why we still question, however, Today, as before: "Would you go recon together? Say yes or no." The mines are defused in the meadows, But we aren’t on that type of field. You shouldn’t forget of the menace That oceans and cosmos revealed. That’s why we still question, however, Today, as before: "Would you go recon together? Say yes or no."
© Kirill Tolmachev. Translation, 2023