1. Austria saw its fortunes declining
As it boasted victory over the Russians

2. It fancied the triumph it thought
Was in its grasp, yet it fell short

3. It forgot Germany's support
That backed it against Russia

4. It deemed victory over Italy feasible
Thus its soul craved success outright

5. But Russian forces were ready
And able to resume the war

6. They charged from every valley and hill
Eager to defeat Austria

7. The famous Baryatinsky led them
Brandishing the swords of resolve and conquest

8. They launched the fiercest raid
Shaking its strength, defeating it

9. Austrian ranks suffered a blow
That scattered them apart

10. Its vanguards retreated from Russian soil
Stumbling, utterly routed

11. Fleeing as Baryatinsky chased them
With bare cavalry galloping swiftly

12. Pressing them with hot pursuit
Sapping the strength from their resolve

13. They try to flee, to be saved
But find no escape, bewildered

14. When they saw no salvation
And their legions doomed

15. And their scheming had failed
And disasters encircled them

16. And the barrage of Russians swept Galicia
Unleashing havoc and conquest

17. The invading corps occupied
Its famous cities and villages like a flooding tide

18. Crossing its rivers and razing its fortresses
Even breaching its straits

19. They heeded their commanders’ call
To surrender to the Russians humbled

20. So they surrendered in three months
Armies that gambled with life

21. Numbering twenty divisions
Now Russia’s captives of war

22. A victory whose fame rang in the land
And Russia’s people exchanged tidings