Magnitostroy - [RARE] Song of Soviet Industrialization (English Lyrics) Песня комсомольцев Магнитки

Описание: "We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in ten years. Either we do it, or we shall be crushed."
-J. V. Stalin, 1931

This song tells about the construction of Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) located far in the periphery by the Ural mountains and the "Magnetic mountain". Stalin had it built during the first five year plan and even some Americans were involved for a bit. The song is from a 1932 Dutch documentary by Joris Ivens and sung by an East German choir. The name of this song is actually "Песня комсомольцев Магнитки" which is something like "Song of the Komsomol Members of Magnitka" as Komsomol members were a crucial part of the initial construction

The working conditions during construction were very harsh partly due to extreme climates and partly due to tight party deadlines. The workers were from extremely diverse background, as heard in the song, and involved nomads, prisoners, foreign workers along with the Komsomol. Some were fleeing starvation back home and some were enthusiastic about the five year plan. Either way the Komsomol was praised for its heroism and for its true Stakhanovite attitude later on, which is what this song is for.

Magnitka was a huge strategic relief for the Soviets in the coming years of warfare for its location.
Because of this it continued its massive industrial output throughout the war and was critical in beating the Germans back.


Lyrics:
Урал, Урал -
Магнитная гора.
Урал, Урал -
Пустынные ветра.
Но партия сказала:
«Дать сталь! Дать сталь!»
И комсомол ответил:
«Все по местам!»

И тронулись, и двинулись
Кочевники, охотники,
Погонщики, колхозники -
Ударный строй.
С прорывами и гадами
Дрались мы бригадами,
Строили, выстроили
Магнитострой!

Урал, Урал -
Бурливая река.
Урал, Урал -
Сильна и глубока,
Но партия сказала:
«Дать ток! Дать ток!»
И комсомол ответил:
«В кратчайший срок!»

И тронулись, и двинулись
Разведчики, бурильщики,
Запальщики, бетонщики -
Ударный строй.
С прорывами и гадами
Дрались мы бригадами,
Строили, выстроили
Магнитострой!

Урал, Урал -
Железная руда.
Урал, Урал -
Атач-гора крута.
Но партия сказала:
«Дать чугуна! Дать чугуна!»
И комсомол ответил:
«Домна зажжена!»

И тронулись, и двинулись
Монтажники, клепальщики,
Электрики, механики -
Ударный строй.
С прорывами и гадами
Дрались мы бригадами,
Строили, выстроили
Магнитострой!

Romanized:
Ural, Ural —
Magnitnaya gora.
Ural, Ural —
Pustynnyye vetra.
No partiya skazala:
“Dat’ stal’! Dat’ stal’!”
I komsomol otvetil:
“Vse po mestam!”

I tronulis’, i dvinu lis’
Kochevniki, okhotniki,
Pogonshchiki, kolkhozniki —
Udarnyy stroy.
S proryvami i gadami
Dralis’ my brigadami,
Stroili, vystroili
Magnitostroy!

Ural, Ural —
Bur livaya reka.
Ural, Ural —
Sil’na i gluboka,
No partiya skazala:
“Dat’ tok! Dat’ tok!”
I komsomol otvetil:
“V kratchayshiy srok!”

I tronulis’, i dvinu lis’
Razvedchiki, buril’shchiki,
Zap al’shchiki, betonshchiki —
Udarnyy stroy.
S proryvami i gadami
Dralis’ my brigadami,
Stroili, vystroili
Magnitostroy!

Ural, Ural —
Zheleznaya ruda.
Ural, Ural —
Atach-gora kruta.
No partiya skazala:
“Dat’ chuguna! Dat’ chuguna!”
I komsomol otvetil:
“Domna zazhzhena!”

I tronulis’, i dvinu lis’
Montazh niki, klepal’shchiki,
Elektriki, mekhaniki —
Udarnyy stroy.
S proryvami i gadami
Dralis’ my brigadami,
Stroili, vystroili
Magnitostroy!