Air March


The Aviators March аlso known as the March of the Pilots 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. It formerly served as the anthem of the Soviet Air Force. The music to the march was composed by Yuli Khayt while it's 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. 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!".

Lyrics


We were born to make a fairy tale come true
To overcome space and space
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.