Russian radio translation: "This is Moscow speaking, all radio transmitters in the soviet union are broadcasting. we have received news from the state news agency Tass about the world's first flight of man in space."
I am a rocket The power of the system It's bullet-proof technology Oh we're going to a new world Going to a better place
This is just the first step And everyone will follow me Hold me up as an example There's no need to watch my back 'Cause my friends have got it for me
I'm gonna go down in history As the man who made a difference Call me egotistical Well how dare you care you call me selfish I'm doing this for mankind
'Cause I am a rocket A child of the motherland Pioneer for humanity, I'm a wholesome superhero For the worldwide society
We're heading out to outer space We're going forth for the human race
'Cause I am a prodigy A part of the master plan A symbol of equality Blasting out into the future I'm a man defying gravity
They'll build me a monument Name everything after me Schools and hospitals Armies of boys and girls I'm gonna live forever Immortality is mine!
We're heading out to outer space We're going forth for the human race
We're heading out to outer space We're going forth for the human race
Russian radio: "The cosmonaut pilot of the space ship Sputnik Vostok is the citizen of the Soviet Union of Socialist Respublics, pilot Major Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin."