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"God Save the Tsar!" ( of the late Russian Empire . The song was chosen from a competition held in 1833. The composer was violinist Prince Alexei Fyodorovich Lvov , and the lyrics were by the Romantic court poet Vasily Zhukovsky . It served until 1917, when the Russian Revolution overthrew the Tsarist monarchy and adopted The Internationale as the new national anthem. The melody can be heard in the 1812 Overture , Marche Slave , " Hail, Pennsylvania! " (which is the official state song of Pennsylvania ), " God, The Omnipotent! "; "Firm Bound in Brotherhood", the official song of the Order Of The Arrow , uses the same melody with different lyrics. SAMPLE LYRICS Russian :Боже, Царя храни! :Сильный, державный, :Царствуй на славу, :Hа славу намъ! ::''( 2x :)'' :Царствуй на страхъ врагамъ, :Царь православный, :Боже, Царя, :Царя храни! ::''( 2x :)'' Transliteration :Bozhe, Tsarya khrani! :Sil'nyy, derzhavnyy, :Tsarstvuy na slavu, :Na slavu nam! ::''( 2x :)'' :Tsarstvuy na strakh vragam, :Tsar' pravoslavnyy. :Bozhe, Tsarya, :Tsarya khrani! ::''( 2x :)'' English translation :O God, save thou the Tsar! :Strong and majestic, :Reign he in glory, :In our glory! ::''( 2x :)'' :Dread of his enemies, :The Orthodox Tsar, :God, save the Tsar, :Save Thou the Tsar! ::''( 2x :)'' EXTERNAL LINKS |
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