Then he fades away
And I am alone again
Terror and sorrow torture my soul
Then I wake in tears
that I cannot contain
Once I knew no sorrow,
when my beloved was with me
But those days have gone.
Sadness has enveloped my heart
I weep all day,
I weep all night
I have one thought only,
one worry in my heart
He doesn't come
or send a message
Yet such a long time has passed
Will my husband come back soon?
Shall I still be alive
to greet him?
Where is he, my beloved prince?
Princess, some maidens have come
to see you
They plead for justice
May they enter?
Why, let them come in
Dear princess,
we have come to plead
We plead for justice.
Defend us
Last night someone broke in
and abducted a girl
He dragged her to his palace
We begged him
not to dishonour her...
...to let her go
He refused, and threatened us
He cursed and beat us
He chased us away
We beg you for justice
Do not forsake us
Tell him to give back the girl
Order him to release her
Who is it who took the girl?
Tell me, who?
Come on, tell her
Tell me who it was
We don't dare
We are afraid
What is there to hide?
Let us tell it all
Forgive us,
do not take offence
It's our prince,
Vladimir Galitsky
For a long time he's offended
all Putivl
Since Igor went
things have been worse
No one can live in peace
in the towns or the villages
Galitsky and his friends
revel day and night
Shamelessly drunk,
they insult everyone
They're worse than the Polovtsians
No one can live decently
but no one can stop them
They're not afraid of anyone
and Prince Igor isn't here
You can stop him.
We beg you
The prince!
Vladimir
Last night you broke into a house
You seized a girl
You took her away to the palace
Is this true?
Tell me, who is she?
Who is this girl?
Whoever she may be
is none of your concern
I'll keep whomever I seized
I don't know who she is
and don't wish to know
There are lots of girls in the world.
I can't know them all
Whether you're happy or not...
...whether you like me or not...
...you should welcome me
as a guest
Give me the place of honour
Offer me a drink,
and curtsy as you do it
Or did I interrupt your discussion
with the rabble?
Did I interrupt the princess?
When and where
will your insults end?
When and where
will your insolence end?
But Igor will return
and I'll tell him everything
Then you will answer
for all that you've done
Why should I care about Igor?
It makes no difference
if he returns or not
I am the prince here
I am the master of Putivl
One word to the people
and I'd be on the throne
The people will elect me,
all Putivl is on my side
Then I would demand
an answer from you
Keep this in mind
and don't get angry with me
Are you threatening me?
Enough, stop,
I was only joking
I wished to see you angry
If only you knew how
anger becomes you
Your eyes flash
and your face blazes
You are beautiful and young
Your husband left long ago,
you must be bored on your own
Are you as stern with others
as with me?
Is there no one you secretly love?
Will you be true to Igor?
No, I don't believe it
It's impossible
Have you forgotten
I'm the princess...
...that the prince
gave me his power?
I will have you sent back
to our father in Galich
Let him deal with you
Set the girl free
And leave this room
Oh, I see
Very well, I'll let the girl go
And I'll take another one
I am trembling
I can hardly control myself
If only the prince would return
at once
My soul would have peace
I am tired.
This is too much for me
Welcome, boyars.
I am pleased to see you
You are my counsellors...
...and support the prince's rule
You are my friends
in joy and grief
I am pleased to see you
But tell me why you have come
I'm afraid there's some misfortune
Tell me
I must know
Be brave.
We have bad news, princess
We have come with bad news
What has happened?
Russia has been invaded
by enemy forces
Oh, God
They are coming closer
Their leader is the