[Count Ipolitov:]
How can I desert you
How to tell you why
Coachmen hold the horses
Stay, I pray you
Let me have a moment
Let me say goodbye
To bridge and river
Forest and waterfall
Orchard, sea, and sky
Harsh and sweet
And bitter to leave it all
[Ensemble:]
I’ll bless my homeland
Till I die
How to break the tide
We have shed our tears
And shared our sorrows
Though the scars remain
And tears will never dry
I’ll bless my homeland
Till I die
[Anya:]
Never to return
[Dmitry:]
Finally breaking free
[Anya, Dmitry:]
You are all I know
You have raised me
[Vlad:]
How to turn away
How to close the door
[Anya, Dmitry, Vlad:]
How to go where I have
Never gone before
[Ensemble:]
How can I desert you
How to tell you why
[Everyone:]
Coachmen hold the horses
Stay, I pray you
Let me have a moment
Let me say goodbye
Harsh and sweet
And bitter to leave it all
I’ll bless my homeland
Till I die
[Anya, Dmitry:]
I’ll bless my homeland
I’ll bless my homeland
[Anya:]
I’ll bless my homeland
Till I die