Patriotyczne - Gdy ruszył na wojenkę miał 17 lat

When he departed to war,
He was seventeen,
And his heart was fiery,
And his cheeks like a flower.
He had a boyish soul
And frail was his arm,
When in the bloody turmoil
He went seeking pain and glory.

But he laughed in death's eyes,
And mocked all the troubles
He pushed on like a hurricane,
and fought and fought and fought.
And boys went with him into battles
With a song as if to a party,
Because with a brave commander
You don't regret even going to death.

He didn't fear Muscovites'
bayonets, lances nor cannons
With faith did he always get
wherever he wanted to go
And when he went at his last battle,
He was twenty-two
And was seen as a hero,
And had power and pride of a lion*

A little bullet hissed
And engraved his grave
A deathbed for the hero,
Eternal lair for the lion.
He led a chivalrous life,
He got a chivalrous death
He got a roar of cannons,
Instead of ringing of mourning bells.

The banners bowed over his grave,
as a sign of reverence,
And the old fellowship of soldiers
wept like babies.
Even the Chief Leader
Had tears in his good eyes
He placed order on the coffin
Of his beloved boy**

And do you, soldiers, know,
Who had so beautiful death?
Who served his Fatherland so dearly,
Do you know who he was?
Open the golden tome,
Where all the heroes' names are written
At the forefront you can see the name:
Colonel Kula-Lis [Bullet-Fox]

*In Polish language one rather "has" their age, like in Spanish, so theese three verses are more poetically aranged, like:
"[He] had twenty-two years,
And [had] fame of a hero,
And [had] power and pride of a lion"
Also the verb "miał" (Polish for "had") denotes third person, past time and male gender, so "On" (Polish for "He") could be skipped.

**These two lines are reversed in the original version, but, as far as I know, its impossible in English.
Also "beloved" in this context rather means "dear", but I'm not sure if it can be used here.