🎸🌌 Acoustic Echoes from the Past: “Dark Is the Night” by shemZee 🎶

Hey beautiful people of Steemit!
Today I’m sharing something intimate, haunting, and deeply human. A quiet tribute beneath the open sky, wrapped in six strings and soul.

🎙️ Song: “Dark Is the Night” (Тёмная ночь)
🎸 Performed by: shemZee
📍 Location: An open park, somewhere peaceful
🎥 Format: Acoustic | One Take | Raw Emotion

🌌 Why this song?
Originally written in 1943 during World War II, “Dark Is the Night” (“Тёмная ночь”) is a Soviet wartime ballad composed by Nikita Bogoslovsky with lyrics by Vladimir Agatov. It was first sung by the legendary Mark Bernes in the film Two Soldiers. Unlike many patriotic songs of the era, this one doesn’t glorify war — it gently touches the heart, reminding us of love and home.

This is not a marching anthem.
It’s a lullaby whispered across distance and time.

🎶 Lyrics: Original (Russian) & English Translation
📝 Original Russian Lyrics:
Тёмная ночь, только пули свистят по степи,
Только ветер гудит в проводах,
Тускло звёзды мерцают.

В тёмную ночь ты, любимая, знаю, не спишь,
И у детской кроватки тайком
Ты слезу утираешь.

Как я люблю глубину твоих ласковых глаз,
Как я хочу к ним прижаться сейчас
Губами.

Тёмная ночь разделяет, любимая, нас,
И тревожная чёрная степь
Пролегла между нами.

Верю в тебя, в дорогую подругу мою,
Эта вера от пуль меня
Тёмной ночью хранила.

Радостно мне, я спокоен в смертельном бою,
Знаю, встретишь с любовью меня —
Что б со мной ни случилось.

🌍 English Translation:
Dark is the night, only bullets whistle through the steppe,
Only the wind hums in the wires,
And the stars faintly flicker.

In the dark night, my darling, I know you're not sleeping,
And by the cradle, you secretly
Wipe away a tear.

Oh, how I love the depth of your gentle eyes,
How I long to press my lips
Against them now.

Dark is the night, my love, and it keeps us apart,
And a troubling, black steppe
Lies between us.

I believe in you — in you, my dear friend,
That belief has saved me
In this dark night from bullets.

I feel joy, I am calm in deadly battle —
I know you’ll meet me with love,
No matter what may happen to me.

🎥 Performance Style
This acoustic version was filmed in one take in a quiet park.
No studio. No filter. Just voice, guitar, and presence.
You’ll hear the breeze, the city in the distance — because life never stops, even when we sing about sorrow.

✨ Why now?
Because this song still speaks.
It reminds us that even in the darkest night, someone is waiting.
That connection and tenderness matter, even when the world is on fire.

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