1812 Overture

Jazzy_Mike · Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 8:00 am Post subject: 1812 Overture

Just a quick question, does anyone happen to know/have the words for Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture? If so could you pass them on to me.
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trombapaul2 · Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 1:35 pm Post subject:

There are actually two hymns going on there. The first is at the beginning
of the piece, "God, Preserve Thy People", and goes something like this:

"O Lord, save Thy people
and bless Thine inheritance.
Grant victory to Orthodox Christians
and grant us Thy great mercy."

The other hymn at the end of the piece is the then Russian National
Anthem, "God Save the Czar", and it goes like this:

"God Protect the Tsar, He who holds power;
Reign for glory, for our glory.
Reign to the terror of our enemies,
Orthodox Tsar!
God Protect the Tsar!"

Or, in Anglicized Russian:

"Bozhe Tsarya Hrani
Silni derzhavi
Tsarstvui na slavu,na slavu nam.
Tsarstvui na strax vragam
Tsar Pravoslavni
Bozhe Tsarya Hrani."

There are other accepted versions of the opening hymn such as:

Lyrics: (Russian & English)
Spasi Gospodi liudi Tvoia i blagoslovi
Grant salvation to Thy people, Lord, and we pray Thee bless

dostoianiie Tvoie.
Thine inheritance, O God.

Pobedy boriushchimsia za veru pravuiu i za sviatuiu rus,
Grant vict'ry to those who fight to save our righteous faith and our dear sacred land,

nasoprotivnyia daruia.
and from all evil deliver them.

I Tvoie sokhraniaia
Then the guardian of Thy grace

krestom Tvoim zhitelstvo.
the Cross will forever be.

Krestom Tvoi, zhitelstvo,
The Cross will forever be,

krestom Tvoim, krestom Tvoim, krestom.
The Cross will be, the Cross will be, the Cross.
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U vorot, vorot, vorot,
At the gate, the gate, the gate,

vorot batiushkinykh,
gate to father's dear house,

ai, dunai, moi dunai, ai, veselyi dunai,
ai, dunai, my dunai, ai, sing we all dunai,

U vorot, vorot, vorot,
At the gate, the gate, the gate,

novykh matushkinykh,
gate to mother's dear house,

ai, dunai, moi dunai, ai, veselyi dunai,
ai, dunai, my dunai, ai, sing we all dunai,
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Bozhe tsaria khrani, silny derzhavny,
God save our gracious Tsar, valiant and righteous,

tsarstvui na slavu, tsarstvui na strakh vragam.
reigning in glory, reigning against his foes.

This is cool stuff. I'm glad you asked. The source I found is http://www.noteworthysoftware.com/nwcforum/1231.htm?rcnt=60

Paul
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swingintrpt · Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:03 pm Post subject:

Wow. Well done.
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trombapaul2 · Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:12 pm Post subject:

It's absolutely amazing what one can accomplish when one has more free
time on their hands than they know what to do with!!

And some people tell
me I need to get a REAL job!! And miss stuff like this? No way!

Paul
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"NEVER look at the trombones...it only encourages them" (R. Strauss)

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Jazzy_Mike · Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 5:09 pm Post subject:

Thanks alot, those are the words in my version. Now i'll be able to sing along like crazy.

And you do have a real job! You answer the important questions that arise from us.

Thanks again
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trombapaul2 · Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 7:52 pm Post subject: