The Prayer of Russians
| English: The Prayer of Russians | |
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| Молитва русских | |
Former national anthem of Russia | |
| Lyrics | Vasily Zhukovsky, 1815 |
| Adopted | 1816 |
| Relinquished | 1833 |
| Preceded by | "Let the Thunder of Victory Rumble!" |
| Succeeded by | "God Save the Tsar!" |
| Audio sample | |
The Prayer of Russians | |
The Prayer of Russians (Russian: Молитва русских, romanized: Molitva russkikh) is the first official russian national anthem, it was adopted in 1816 and replaced in 1833 with "God Save the Tsar!". The lyrics were writen in 1815 by Vasiliy Zhukovsky.[1]
The anthem was first played in Warsaw in 1816, by the order of the Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich, This song made a great impression on his brother, Alexander I, after that he ordered to perform it on all ceremonial occasions. The tune was the same as in british national anthem "God Save the King", it was the symbol of friendship between United Kingdom and Russia and european peace after the Napoleonic Wars. The final version of the lyrics was finished in 1818.[2]
Original Lyrics (1815)[1][change | change source]
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Russian lyrics: Боже, Царя храни! |
Romanization: Bozhe, Tsarja hrani! |
English Translation: God, save the Tsar! |
The final version from 1818[change | change source]
Боже, Царя храни!
Славному долгие дни
Дай на земли.
Гордых смирителю
Слабых хранителю
Всех утешителю
Всё ниспошли!
Праводержавную
Русь Православную
Боже, храни!
Царство ей стройное
В силе спокойное
В скорби достойное
Дай на земли!
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Russia (1816-1833)". nationalanthems.info. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- ↑ "Интернет портал "Российская символика" - Подробный очерк истории российского гимна". rossimvolika.ru. 2015-09-24. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2023-08-10.