Прощание славянки [Proshchaniye slavyanki] [English translation]

We composed many songs in our hearts,

Glorifying our native land.

We loved you selflessly,

Our Holy Russian land.

You raised your head high.

Your face shone as if it is the sun.

But you became a victim of the villainy

Of those who had betrayed you and had sold you!

And the horn calls us

On our campaign again!

We will all get in the line

And we will all go to the holy battle.

Russian Land, stand for your Faith!

Russian saints are waiting for the victory.

Orthodox army, answer me!

Where is your Ilya1 and where is your Dobrynya2?

Motherland calls her sons.

We will boldly stand under the banners,

We will go in the procession with a prayer,

We will honestly shed the Russian blood

For the Russian right cause.

And the horn calls us

On our campaign again!

We will all get in the line

And we will all go to the holy battle.

Russian Land, stand for your Faith!

We are all the children of the great Power,

We all remember the covenants of the fathers.

For the sake of the Motherland, Honor and Glory,

Do not feel sorry for yourself or your enemies.

Russia, free yourself from slave captivity,

The spirit of victory is calling: fight, it's time!

Raise the battle banners

For the sake of Faith, Love and Goodness!

And the horn calls us

On our campaign again!

We will all get in the line

And we will all go to the holy battle.

Russian Land, stand for your Faith!

1. Ilya Muromets, or Ilya of Murom, sometimes Ilya Murometz, is a folk hero of ancient Kievan Rus'2. Dobrynya Nikitich is one of the most popular bogatyrs (epic knights) from the Rus' folklore