Pronounse "oo" as in Moon
             "j"  as in Join
             "z"  as in Zoo
             "y"  as in May
             'e 'a 'i  'oo 'o    are stressed vowels
   English version from the Funet Russian Archive
   
   
   
     Soy'ooz neroosh'imi resp'ooblik svob'odnikh
   Splot'ila nav'eki vel'ikaia Rus
   Da zdr'avstvooyet sozdanni voley nar'odov
   Yed'ini mog'oochi Sov'etski Soy'ooz
   
         Sl'avsa ot'echestvo n'ashe svob'odnoye
          Dr'oojbi nar'odov nady'ojni opl'ot
          P'artia L'enina, - s'ila narodnaya
          Nas k torjestv'oo kommun'izma vedy'ot
   
   Skvoz g'odi siy'alo nam s'ontse svob'oodi
   I L'enin vel'iki nam put ozar'il
   Na pr'avoye d'elo on p'odnal nar'odi
   na tr'ood i na p'odvigi nas vdokhnov'il
   
   
   
   
   
           Sl'avsa ot'echestvo n'ashe svob'odnoye
           Dr'oojbi nar'odov nady'ojni opl'ot
           P'artia L'enina, - s'ila narodnaya
           Nas k torjestv'oo kommun'izma vedy'ot
   
   V pob'ede bessm'ertnih idey kommoon'izma
   Mi v'idim grad'oosheye n'ashey strani
   I kr'asnomoo zn'ameni sl'avnoj otch'izni
   Mi b'oodem vsegd'a bezav'etno verni
   
        Sl'avsa ot'echestvo n'ashe svob'odnoye
        Dr'oojbi nar'odov nady'ojni opl'ot
        P'artia L'enina, - s'ila narodnaya
        Nas k torjestv'oo kommun'izma vedy'ot
   
   Unbreakable Union of freeborn Republics,
   Great Russia has welded forever to stand.
   Created in struggle by will of the people,
   United and mighty, our Soviet land!
   
           Sing to the Motherland, home of the free,
           Bulwark of peoples in brotherhood strong.
           O Party of Lenin, the strength of the people,
           To Communism's triumph lead us on!
   
   Through tempests the sunrays of freedom have cheered us,
   Along the new path where great Lenin did lead.
   To a righteous cause he raised up the peoples,
   Inspired them to labor and valorous deed.
   [Or, the old way:
   Be true to the people, thus Stalin has reared us,
   Inspire us to labor and valorous deed!]
   
           Sing to the Motherland, home of the free,
           Bulwark of peoples in brotherhood strong.
           O Party of Lenin, the strength of the people,
           To Communism's triumph lead us on!
   
   In the vict'ry of Communism's deathless ideal,
   We see the future of our dear land.
   And to her fluttering scarlet banner,
   Selflessly true we always shall stand!
   
   Sing to the Motherland, home of the free,
           Bulwark of peoples in brotherhood strong.
           O Party of Lenin, the strength of the people,
           To Communism's triumph lead us on!