Tschekistenlied [English translation]

We have sworn to maintain the prosperity

the state, the party against all threats

Comrade Dzerzhinski - your name honors us

You taught us to hate our enemies!

We are ready

and keep watch over our fatherland.1

March forward, Dzerzhinski's soldiers -

Hot heart, cool head and mind.

March forward, Dzerzhinski's soldiers -

Hot heart, cool head and mind!

To be a Chekist means to be loyal to your party,

Therefore, Dzerzhinski is our role model for a life time

In prison, in exile he has inflamed it -

The forge fire of the woking class' power!

We are ready

and keep watch over our fatherland.1

March forward, Dzerzhinski's soldiers -

Hot heart, cool head and mind.

March forward, Dzerzhinski's soldiers -

Hot heart, cool head and mind!

Comrade Dzerzhinski, we are your inheritors

And carry on for what you were ready to die for

The banner of the future, in peace lays the prosperity

We stand for the protection of the republic!

We are ready

and keep watch over our fatherland.1

March forward, Dzerzhinski's soldiers -

Hot heart, cool head and mind.

March forward, Dzerzhinski's soldiers -

Hot heart, cool head and mind!

1. a. b. c. homeland

• Artist:Erich-Weinert-Ensemble