Polovtsian Khan Gzak Is there no end to our woe? Where is our army? Where is our prince? Boyars, where is the prince? Is our army defeated? Is our prince dead? The whole army fell in battle against the enemy The prince was wounded He is a prisoner with his son and brother My love is wounded and a prisoner No, I don't believe it So is it true, the prince is wounded and captured? Is the enemy approaching? Boyars, tell me what we should do With no prince and no army, who will defend the city? Who? It will not be the first time that we have faced the enemy The city is safe, its walls are solid Our fortress is strong The city is safe, God will help us We shall defend Putivl The walls and forts are not the only protection Our strength is the Lord... ...our loyalty to you and the prince... ...and our love for our country Thank you, boyars I'm pleased by your words I trust you and hear truth in what you say Grief had stolen my courage away But your words give me strength There is hope again in my soul Bells The alarm The alarm heralds misfortune Oh, Lord! The enemy has attacked Holy Virgin, help us This is a punishment from God We cannot escape the judgement of God The army comes home in triumph Glory to our courageous army Glory to the terrible Khans Gzak returns victorious. The army leads prisoners Glory to the terrible Khans Khan Gzak is terrible and glorious Trumpets herald our victory Tambourines resound Glory to the terrible Khans They have burned down villages They have captured beautiful women They have sown the fields with enemy bones Glory to the Polovtsian Khans Khan Gzak prowls the steppe like a tiger He slaughtered his enemies and burned their houses The enemy is defeated Their corpses cover the ground Glory to the terrible Khans Our swords brought us victory Fortune is on our side Soon all Russia will be ours Many victories followed the battle of Kayala We captured Rimov and burned Putivl The fame of the Polovtsian Khans is spread far and wide All the world bows to us We have no equal on this earth Glory to Gzak and Konchak We burned many villages and towns Now there are only steppes where the towns once stood Many people died and now beasts howl in the villages Widows and mothers moan Dead children lie on the steppes Beasts and birds swarm on the corpses Our swords brought us victory Fortune is on our side Soon we will capture all Russia Many victories followed the battle of Kayala We captured Rimov and burned Putivl The fame of the Polovtsian Khans is spread far and wide All the world bows to us We have no equal on this earth Glory to Gzak and Konchak Sound the horns Let's divide the prisoners and share the spoils Let's feast till nightfall and praise the Khans... ...in song and dance Bring the most beautiful slaves to my tent Tomorrow we'll hold a council... ...to plan a new attack Watch the captives closely or the guards will die Let us go Why did I not fall on the field of battle? Why did I not fall in the fight with my regiment? Death, why did you not close my eyes? I would have slept in the sands of Kayala... ...with my regiment There is no crueller punishment than to live in shame... ...to spend your life in shameful captivity... ...and to know that you are guilty Captivity is worse torture than execution My captivity is worse than death I have become my country's shame Igor is reproached in Rus Princes of Russia, avenge my shame Save our native land Vsevolod the Great... ...with your oars you can splash all the Volga You can empty the Don with your helmets You have not sown the Kayala with Russian bones Ryurik and David... ...like an angry lion wounded by an arrow... ...you have broken the enemy's horses You have not fed the Kayala with Russian blood Mstislav and Roman... ...long ago you waged war against the Polovtsians The Yatvingians and Lithuania fear you ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Что забыла дама? на английском - текст Полуночная жара на английском - текст Луни Тьюнз: Снова в деле на английском - текст Бобик в гостях у Барбоса на английском - текст Отец солдата на английском |