"1919 (The Home Where I Died)" lyrics

The smell of coffee, fish and bread
They just keep going round and round in my head
The Red Vienna met me open-armed
Thousands of voices that do not subside
That city gave me feelings of those once-lost
I ran these streets, tracing my past
Seeking an address where they stayed
To meet my daughter, hold my wife

Words unspoken, words only I can hear
Tears of anguish found their way
For this very moment I had lived
Fairytale
I turned my eyes to my little girl
In disbelief
Was it real?
She smiled at me
And all my pain, all my fear
Disappeared

While I was a prisoner
The Poles captured Lviv, now the Bolsheviks are trying to take Kyiv
The war is on again, it never ends
I met my brothers-in-arms who are leaving Vienna
To stand up for battle in the ranks of the Ukrainian Galician Army
To finally gain freedom for our country
For our future
For our children

Embrace those who love you until the end
Hold them close, don't let them go
A quiet tear she tried to hide
We stand together but I march alone
My little girl reached out to me
But duty called, as a flight of cranes
With love as my armour, the Lord will be my guide
I'm going back to Ukraine
I'm going back to Ukraine

The war that never ends
The war that never ends
The war that never ends
The war that never ends