third
She will stand firm, for
there will never be a fourth!
'These princes and boyars have
amassed great wealth
'but not a thought do they spare
for the Tsar
'or the State, and they are
even indifferent to religion
'since they refuse to defend
themselves against our enemies
'the Tartars, the Livonians,
the Germans
'and oppress the people
'This is why the Tsar,
Sovereign and Grand Duke
'is abandoning the State
'and Moscow, the capital
'But the Tsar bears no malice
against the citizens
'shopkeepers and orthodox
Christians of Moscow
'and in no way holds them
responsible'
As for those good Christians
who don't side with
the boyar princes
or the well-known families,
and are of humble origin
and ready to serve the Tsar
faithfully
the Tsar summons them to join
his bodyguard
and to swear allegiance to him
at the hamlet of Alexandrov
Are you waiting for a message
from Moscow?
'Have pity O Lord'
The first English boats
laden with consignments
of arms and munitions
have just entered the White Sea
We have outwitted you,
Germans and Livonians!
The day is coming when you
will drop to your knees
before the authority of Moscow
Have mercy, O Lord!
O return! O return!
O return!
The father of us all!
Get the horses saddled,
we are going back to Moscow
to work for the future
of the Great Russian State