English: The Prayer of Russians | |
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Молитва русских | |
Former national anthem of Russia | |
Lyrics | Vasily Zhukovsky |
Music | Melody to "God Save the King" |
Adopted | 1816 |
Relinquished | 1833 |
Preceded by | "Let the Thunder of Victory Rumble!" |
Succeeded by | "God Save the Tsar!" |
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The Prayer of Russians |
"The Prayer of Russians" (Russian: Молитва русских, tr. Molitva russkikh, IPA: [mɐˈlʲitvə ˈruskʲɪx]) is a song that was used as the national anthem of Imperial Russia from 1816 to 1833.
After defeating the First French Empire, Tsar Alexander I of Russia recommended a national anthem for Russia. The lyrics were written by Vasily Zhukovsky, and the music of the British anthem "God Save the King" was used.
In 1833, "The Prayer of Russians" was replaced with "God Save the Tsar" (Bozhe, tsarya khrani). The two songs both start with the same words Bozhe, tsarya khrani but diverge after that.
Some consider God Save the Tsar Russia's first true national anthem, as both its words and music were Russian. Others[who?] say the title belongs to Grom pobedy, razdavaysya!, another popular song of the time, although it never had official status.
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Transcription
Lyrics
Russian | Pre-1917 Orthography | Transliteration | English translation |
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Боже, Царя храни! |
Боже, Царя храни! |
Bozhe, tsarya khrani! |
God, save the Tsar! |
Перводержавную |
Перводержавную |
Pervoderzhavnuyu |
The land of the first throne, |
Rarely used verses | |||
Воинство бранное, |
Воинство бранное, |
Voinstvo brannoye, |
The warriors' host, |
Мирных воителей |
Мирныхъ воителей |
Mirnykh voiteley, |
(For our) warriors of peace, |
О, Провидение! |
О, Провидѣніе! |
O, Provideniye! |
O, Providence! |
Будь нам заступником, |
Будь намъ заступникомъ, |
Bud' nam zastupnikom, |
Be our protector, |