I found this thread while searching for these lyrics, a mere 15 years later. In the comments of a Russian-language YouTube posting of the song, I also found the lyrics, which I am pasting here, if anyone is still interested, along with my minor (and fallible) revisions to Google's (at least equally fallible) translation. But I have not yet been able to find the re-written lyrics from the musically identical "Sailors' Chorus" from the 1965 film "The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming!" If anyone can direct me to those, please do.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPFLR4HjFws
"Soldiers' Chorus" from the opera "Decembrists" Хор солдат из оперы "Декабристы" (Khor soldat iz opery "Dekabristy") by Yuri Shaporin
За Дунаем, За Дунаем За Дунаем, за рекой Шли походом, шли походом На Турецкие войска! Эй! Во садочке, Во зелёном, в саду! Всё тоскует, всё тоскует, Раскрасавица жена.
За Дунаем, За Дунаем За Дунаем, за рекой Сабли востры, сабли востры, Сабли вострые блестят. Эй! Покатилось Вани буйна голова! Как узнала, зарыдала Раскрасавица жена.
Ребятушки! Стойте крепко! За правду народную! ________________________ Za Dunayem, Za Dunayem Za Dunayem, za rekoy Shli pokhodom, shli pokhodom Na Turetskiye voyska! Ey! Vo sadochke, Vo zelonom, v sadu! Vso toskuyet, vso toskuyet, Raskrasavitsa zhena.
Za Dunayem, Za Dunayem Za Dunayem, za rekoy Sabli vostry, sabli vostry, Sabli vostryye blestyat. Ey! Pokatilos' Vani buyna golova! Kak uznala, zarydala Raskrasavitsa zhena.
Rebyatushki! Stoyte krepko! Za pravdu narodnuyu! ________________________ Beyond the Danube, beyond the Danube Beyond the Danube, beyond the river We hiked on foot, marching On the Turkish troops! Hey! In the saddle, In the green, in the garden! Everyone yearning, each one yearning, for his beautiful wife.
Beyond the Danube, beyond the Danube Beyond the Danube, beyond the river The sabers of the hills, the sabers of the hills, The swords shine brightly. Hey! Charging down the hill Vanya leading the storm! How did she know, sobbing, His beautiful wife.