This is Moscow
This is Moscow calling
On the 12th of April, the Soviet Union orbited a spaceship around the Earth with a man on board
The astronaut is a Soviet citizen: Major Gagarin, Yuri Alekseyevich
Gagarin, Yuri
The World's first cosmonaut
The first to open the door into the unknown
The first to step over the threshold of our homeland
Gagarin, Yuri
The whole planet knew him and loved him
Gagarin
Was is hazardous?
Yes, it was
The first strides into the unknown were about to be made
Gagarin, Yuri
The hero who blazed the trail for the stars
Every one of us was with Yuri Gagarin as he orbited the Earth 190 miles above us
Astronaut to Earth: I can see forests, rivers, ??? all around
Everything's so beautiful, it's wonderful, it's wonderful
The whole planet knew him and loved him
Gagarin