The last letter of a soldier's
Carried off by the post-war wind
Had to wait a man's life long
To be found by another's (life).
The last letter of a soldier's
That never reached the mother
Is written in the language
That's unrecognisable nowadays
The last letter of a soldier's
Says in words simple and clear:
"A war is only won
When it's the final one."
The last letter of a soldier's
The paper yellowed and old
If one should dig in unfamiliar earth
The pencil loses its every grip
The last letter of a soldier's
Sparing us the truth
That in every game played with forged cards
It's not worth to die
The last letter of a soldier's
Bids farewell to the homeland and to the child
To the dearest one far off in the spring garden
And to all that stayed behind
The last letter of a soldier's
Says in words simple and clear:
"A war is only won
When it's the final one."