✠ Molitva Russkikh - Imperial Russian anthem ( with lyrics ) ✠

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✠ Molitva Russkikh "The Prayer of Russians" as a song 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 Queen" was used. ✠

Lyrics:

Russian

Боже, Царя храни!
Славному долги дни
Дай на земли!
Гордых смирителю,
Слабых хранителю,
Всех утешителю
Всё ниспошли!

Перводержавную
Русь Православную
Боже, храни!
Царство ей стройное,
В силе спокойное!
Всё-ж недостойное
Прочь отжени!

О, Провидение!
Благословение
Нам ниспошли!
К благу стремление,
В счастье смирение,
В скорби терпение
Дай на земли!

English:

God, save the Tsar!
To the glorious one, long days
Give on this earth!
To the subduer of the proud,
To the keeper of the weak
To the comforter of everyone,
Grant everything!

The land of the first throne,
Orthodox Rus',
God, do save!
(Make) her tsardom harmonious,
Calm in strength;
And everything unworthy
Drive away!

O Providence!
Blessing
Grant to us!
Aspiration to good,
Humility in happiness,
Patience in sorrow
Give on this earth!