Songs

Blagoslovlyayu vas, lesa, doliny, nivy, gory, vody,
I bless you, forests, valleys, cornfields, mountains, waters,
Blagoslovlyayu ya svobodu i golubye nebesa!
I bless freedom and blue skies!

I posokh moy blagoslovlyayu, i etu bednuyu sumu,
And I bless my staff, and this poor knapsack,
I step ot krayu i da krayu,
And the steppe that reaches in all directions,
I solntsa svet, i nochi tmu.
And the sun’s light and the night’s darkness,

I odinokuyu tropinku, po koyei, nishchy, ya idu,
And the solitary path along which I, a pauper, walk,
I v pole kazhduyu bylinku,
And each blade of grass in the field,
I v nebe kazhduyu zvezdu!
And each star in the sky!

O, esli b mokh vsyu zhizn smeshat ya,
Oh, if only I could merge all of life,
Vsyu dushu v meste s vami slyt!
All of my soul with you,
O, esli b mokh v moi obyatya!
Oh, if only I could hold you all,
Ya vas, vragi, druzya i bratya, i vsyu prirodu,
My enemies, friends and brothers,
I vsyu prirodu v moyi obyatya zaklyuchit!
And all of nature in my embraces!