Ballad of the Caspian Sea Monster

It ploughed through the waves, a phantom in disguise,
Steel wings flashing beneath the endless skies.
A Soviet dream, an iron giant bold,
Rising from the waters, a terror to behold.
Oh, monster of Caspian, shadow of history.

A ground-effect bird, yet shaped like a ship,
Gliding o’er the sea with a thunderous grip.
Four-fifty an hour it raced on the foam,
Yet from the sky it could not defend its home.
Oh, monster of Caspian, shadow of history.

A single craft was built, its secret soon was gone,
The navy’s lost promise, its glory undone.
Vulnerable it stood, its fate to be still,
The iron bird silenced, its flight unfulfilled.
Oh, monster of Caspian, shadow of history.


Now rust on the shore keeps the giant at rest,
A monument silent, its tale once confessed.
The legend remains, though its wings never soar,
An echo of thunder, remembered evermore.
Oh, monster of Caspian, shadow of history.