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These are deeds of long ago...
...legends of hoary old age!
We listen to his words!
The sublime gift of the singer is to be envied
His distant gaze foresees...
...all secrets of the heavens and of mankind
To the glory of the Russian lands...
...resound, you golden strings
Tell of our bold forefathers who battled against Constantinople
May peace descend upon their graves!
O honey-toned singer, sing for us...
...the praises of Ruslan and fair Lyudmila...
...and of the wedding crown Lel has woven for them
After blessings sorrows ensue
But sorrow is the pledge of happiness
Together they created nature...
...Belbog and gloomy Chernobog
The flower of love and springtime...
...is resplendent at dawn...
...with a magnificent beauty
But suddenly with the gust of a storm...
...beneath the very azure of the celestial vault...
...its leaves are all scattered
The ardent bridegroom...
...hastens to the secluded refuge...
...in answer to love's call
But fate, coming to meet him...
...prepares for him an evil contest...
...and threatens him with destruction
What do I hear? Shall the villain perish at my hand?
The secret meaning of his words is clear: my rival soon shall perish!
- Have faith in my love, Lyudmila! - Ruslan, your Lyudmila is true to you!
- Dread fate shall not part us! - The mysterious enemy frightens me!
The storm scurries...
...but an unseen power...
...shall protect those true to love
Mighty Perun is great!
The storm clouds shall vanish from the skies...
...and the sun shall appear once more!
The storm of the heavens shall strike those untrue to their beloved!
The unseen power of the heavens shall be our faithful shield!
But the rainbow, that token of joy...
...the child of rain and light...
...shall appear again!
Peace and bliss to the young couple!
Lel will cover you with his wing!
The awesome storm flying beneath the heavens...
...shall spare those true to love
Let the goblet be filled! For each of us the fateful hour is ordained!
Prophetic songs do not frighten courageous men like me!
Fill the goblets of our guests!
Glory to Perun, and good health to us!
Health, glory to the radiant prince!
To him the crown in war and peace!
May your power flourish mightily, great father of all Rus!
There is a deserted land...
...a joyless shore...
...far off in the north
The summer sun glazes down without rays...
...on the valleys there
But the centuries shall pass...
...and a wondrous fate...
...shall befall that barren spot
There, a young singer...
...shall start to sing to his golden strings...
...in honour of his country
And he shall save our Lyudmila and her knight...
...from oblivion
The singer has but few years upon this earth
All those who gain immortality...
...are in the heavens
Health, glory to the radiant prince!
To him the crown in war and peace!
May your power flourish mightily, great father of all Rus!
Long live the young prince and his dear bride!
Let the light-winged Lel preserve their blissful repose!
Let Did grant them fearless, mighty sons!
May sacred love enchant their lives for many years!
Let the trumpets resound brightly in the prince's house
Let the goblets brim with light-coloured wine!
Darling Lyudmila...
...who is equal to you in beauty?
Just as the stars grow dim in the moonlight at night
Mighty knight, your enemy is before you, he is deserting the field
The black vault of thunderclouds trembles in the sky as before a storm
Rejoice, bold guests, and let the prince's house be merry!
Let the golden goblets foam with sparkling mead and wine!
Long live the young couple, the fair Lyudmila and Ruslan!
Preserve them, kindly gods, for the joy of the people of Kiev!
I am sad, dear father!
My days with you have flashed by like a dream!
How I shall sing:
Oy, Lado! Did Lado!
Disperse my sorrow, darling Lado!
With my beloved beside me...
...even a foreign land will be a paradise
In my lofty chamber I shall sing...
...as here, sometimes...
...I shall sing...
...dear father, I shall sing:
Oy, Lado!
About my love...
...about our own Dnieper...
...about our own broad Dnieper...
...about our distant Kiev!
Do not grieve, sweet child...
...as if your only earthly joy were...
...to stand at the window, carefree...
...and amuse yourself with songs!
Do not grieve, sweet child
You will live happily
Oy, dido lado Lel!
Do not be angry, distinguished guest, that in the caprices of love...
...I bear the first greeting of my heart to another!
Which person with a righteous heart...
...would make a cold-blooded vow to love against their wishes?
Brave knight Farlaf, you were born on this earth...
...under a happy star for love
The tenderness of his beloved brightens our world...
...but there is no happiness if love is not returned!
Beneath the luxurious skies of the south...
...your harem is abandoned without you
Return there; with embraces your beloved...
...will remove your warrior's helmet
She will cover up your sword with flowers...
...and she will delight your ear with a song
With a smile and tears...
...she will beg to lose herself in forgetfulness
They are unhappy! Is it my fault...
...that my darling Ruslan is the most appealing...
...that I give him the first greeting of my heart...
...the true vow of happiness?
My dear Ruslan! I am yours for ever!
You are more dear to me than anyone!
Radiant Lel, be for ever with her!
Give her days filled with happiness!
Radiant Lel...
...be for ever with us!
Give us days filled with happiness!
Shield our fate with your emerald wings!
My own children!
The heavens shall give you happiness
A father's heart can tell
Keep their youth safe from storms and from the harmful chalice...
...powerful, almighty, great Perun
I swear to you, father given to me by heaven...
...always to keep in my soul...
...the union of love which you desire...
...and the happiness of your daughter
O my never-to-be-forgotten father!
Oh, how sad am I to leave you...
...and our blessed Kiev...
...where I was so happy!
- And you, joy of my soul... - Forgive me, dear knight...
- ...I swear to keep my love - ...for my involuntary sorrow!
Distant, longed-for shore, o my Khazar lands!
My hated enemy is gloating at me
By what malevolent fate did I abandon your refuge!
No, I shall not let you have my princess without a fight
I only knew of grief by hearsay
Henceforth I am yours!
Let all your secret dreams belong to me alone!
There everything is sweet rapture and beauty
I am yours for as long as life surges in my breast!
Until the earth of the cold tomb crushes my breast!
Let me fly quickly to those well-remembered shores!
Until the earth of the cold tomb...
...crushes our ***!
To the dear maidens, to calm leisure...
...to my former rapture and my feasts!
Until the earth of the cold tomb crushes our ***!
Mysterious, entrancing Lel, you pour delight into our hearts
We praise your power and might which are inescapable on earth!
Oy, dido lado Lel!
You turn this sorrowful world into a paradise of joys and comfort for us
Through misfortunes and fear, you lead us to the couch of luxury
You stir our hearts, and put a smile on our lips
Oy, dido lado Lel!
But you're also the god of jealousy: you fill us with avenging fire
And on the couch of sweet raptures you deliver the violator to his enemy
Thus you equal pain with joy so that we should not forget the heavens
Dido lado Lel!
All greatness, all wickedness, mortal man knows through you
You lead us into the battle for our country as if it were a shining feast
You crown with eternal laurels those who come through unharmed
And those who fall you honour with a glorious funeral feast
Mysterious, entrancing Lel, you fill our hearts with delight
What has happened?
Is it the wrath of Perun?
What a wondrous moment!
What does this miraculous vision mean?
And this feeling of numbness?
And the mysterious darkness all around?
What has happened to us?
All is quiet beneath the heavens
As before the moon is shining...
...and the Dnieper with its anxious waves...
...does not pound the sleepy shores
Where is Lyudmila?
Where is the young princess?
She was talking to me here with quiet tenderness
Hurry, my lads, run!
Keep a watch on all the entrances to the palace!
And the prince's courtyard, and the town around it!
It was not for nothing that above our heads...
...resounded the inescapable thunder of Perun
- Oh woe is me! - Oh, woe is us!
O children, my friends! I remember your past services
Oh, take pity...
- ...take pity on an old man! - Oh, the poor prince!
Tell me, which of you...
...will agree to ride in pursuit of my daughter?
Whoever accomplishes this feat...
...to him I shall give her hand...
...together with half my kingdom!
Who is prepared?
O knights, let us hasten into the open field!
Time is precious and our journey is far
My mettlesome horse will carry me as freely as the wind on the steppes
He has a keen sense...
...on roads I know not he will fly without the bit to guide him
Like a wondrous talisman...
...a true sword will thwart the machinations of the enemy!
Father Perun, keep them safe on their journey...
...and thwart the machinations of their enemies!
Welcome, my son!
At last, the day has come...
...which I foresaw long ago!
We have been brought together by fate
Ruslan, learn now...
...that he who has insulted you is the fearsome sorcerer Chernomor
No gaze has yet penetrated his dwelling
You will enter there...
...and the villain shall fall by your hand
Forgive me an impertinent question
But tell me, who are you...
...my generous and inscrutable confidant of fate?
Who brought you to this desert?
My dear son!
I have already forgotten...
...the gloomy land of my distant birthplace
Born a Finn, I used to drive the herds...
...in valleys known to us alone
But I was fated...
...not long to live in joyful calm
At that time near our village...
...Naina, the flower of my solitude...
...shone brightly with a wondrous beauty
I met the maiden
Fateful for my gaze, a consuming flame was my reward
In the depths of my soul I learned what love is...
...with its heavenly joy...
...and with its tormenting anguish
Six months went by; and I with quivering lip told her:
"Naina, I love you!" But with arrogance...
...Naina heard my timid sorrows...
...only besotted with her own charms
And indifferently she replied:
"Shepherd, I do not love you"
I felt wild and gloomy...
...my own dwelling, the shade of the oaks...
...the merry games of the shepherds...
...nothing could subdue my yearning!
I incited a few bold fishermen...
...to go in search of danger and gold
For ten years, to the sound of damask steel...
...we were stained red with the blood of our enemies!
Ardent desires came true, my old dreams were realized
The moment of our sweet meeting flashed brightly before me!
To the feet of the haughty beauty...
...I brought my blood-stained sword...
...coral, gold and pearls
Intoxicated with passion...
...and surrounded by a silent swarm of her envious friends...
...I stood before her like an obedient captive
But the maid hid from me...
...saying with an indifferent expression:
"Hero, I do not love you!"
What is the point of telling you, my son...
...that which I have no strength to retell?
Ah, even now I am alone
With my soul deadened and on the threshold of the grave...
...I recall my misfortunes
And at times when a thought about the past appears...
...down my grey beard...
...rolls a heavy tear
But listen: in my homeland...
...amid the reclusive fishermen...
...a wondrous art is kept secret
Under cover of eternal silence...
...in the depths of distant forests...
...live grey-haired wizards
I decided to win the heart of the cruel girl...
...by means of spells...
...and to light the flame of love by sorcery
Unseen years went by...
...and the longed-for moment came
By means of enlightened thought...
...I understood the terrible secret of nature
In my dreams of young hope...
...in the delight of ardent desire...
...I hastily made an incantation...
...and summoned up the spirits
In the nocturnal gloom a thunderbolt sped by...
...the magic whirlwind howled
And suddenly before me sat a decrepit, grey old woman...
...with a *** back and shaking head...
...a picture of sorrowful decay
Ah, knight, it was Naina!
I was horrified and fell silent...
...then suddenly I started to weep and to shout:
"Is it possible? Naina, is that you?"
"Naina, where is your beauty?"
"Can it be that the heavens..."
"...have so terribly changed you?"
Alas, my son!
Unfortunately my sorcery was wholly effective
My grey-haired divinity...
...was enflamed by a new passion!
I ran away; but since then...
...she has pursued me with eternal wrath...
...loving evil in her black soul...
...and burning with vengeance without end
And of course, the old sorceress...
...has become filled with a hatred for you
But Ruslan, you must not fear malicious Naina!
With hope and with a joyous faith...
...go forth, take on all you meet, and be not downcast!
Advance with your sword and a fearless heart...
...forge a path for yourself northwards!
I thank you, my wondrous protector!
I shall hasten joyfully to the distant north
Lyudmila's abductor does not frighten me!
I shall accomplish the noble feat!
But woe is me! My blood is boiling!
Lyudmila is in the power of a sorcerer...
...and jealousy has taken possession of my heart!
- Woe is me! - Be calm, knight!
A magical power is preparing charms for my Lyudmila!
Jealousy is welling up!
The power of evil shall not triumph over your princess!
Where is the detested villain?
Your Lyudmila is true to you
My Lyudmila is true to me
Your enemy is powerless before her
Why dally! Forward to the distant north!
There waits Lyudmila!
- Knight, farewell! - Old man, farewell!
I am all a-tremble
Had it not been for the ditch in which I hid in haste...
...I would no longer be in one piece!
What am I to do?
I tire of this dangerous journey!
Is it worth losing my life...
...for the princess's pretty face?
But who is that?
It is a fearsome old woman, what is she coming this way for?
You are putting yourself to a lot of trouble...
...and all for nothing, believe me
It will be difficult for you to find Lyudmila!
She is far away
Go home and wait for me
You shall defeat Ruslan and win Lyudmila for yourself...
...but only with my help!
But who are you?
I am dying with fear!
The malicious smile of the old woman...
...presages trouble for me for certain!
Reveal yourself!
Tell me, who are you?
Why do you need to know?
Ask not, but listen to me
Go home...
...and wait for me
I shall help you defeat Ruslan and win Lyudmila for yourself
You shall defeat Ruslan and win Lyudmila for yourself...
...but only with my help!
Here is a new worry for me!
The old woman's look...
...confounds me
It is no less dangerous than the journey
Oh, have pity on me!
And if you can help me in my grief...
...reveal yourself
Tell me who you are!
Know then...
...that I am the sorceress Naina!
Oh, horror!
But don't fear me!
I am well disposed to you!
Go home and wait for me
We'll carry off Lyudmila in secret...
...and for your exploit Svetozar...
...will give you her hand
I shall lure Ruslan by magic...
...into the seventh kingdom
There he shall perish without trace!
Oh, joy!
I knew it, I felt before...
...that I alone was destined...
...to accomplish such a glorious feat!
The hour of my triumph is at hand!
My detested rival will be far away!
Knight, your search is in vain
The sorceress will not let you reach Lyudmila
Lyudmila, you weep and groan in vain...
...you await your beloved in vain
Wailing, tears - nothing will help
Reconcile yourself to Naina's power!
The hour of my triumph is at hand!
My detested rival will be far away!
Knight, your search is in vain
The sorceress will not let you reach Lyudmila
Ruslan, forget about Lyudmila!
Lyudmila, forget your intended!
At the thought of possessing the princess...
...my heart feels joy...
...and in advance savours the sweetness of revenge and love
The hour of my triumph is at hand!
My detested rival will be far away!
Knight, your search is in vain
The sorceress will not let you reach Lyudmila
With cares, anguish and grief...
...you rove around, my valiant rival!
Do battle with your enemies!
Effortlessly I'll achieve my goal...
...as I wait at home for Naina's command
The longed-for day is at hand...
...the day of rapture and love
Lyudmila, you weep and groan in vain...
...you await your beloved in vain
Wailing, tears - nothing will help
Reconcile yourself to Naina's power!
The hour of my triumph is at hand!
My detested rival will be far away!
Knight, your search is in vain
The sorceress will not let you reach Lyudmila
O field, field!
Who has strewn you...
...with dead bones?
Whose mettlesome horse...
...has trampled you in the final hour of the bloody battle?
Who with glory has fallen upon you?
Whose prayers have the heavens heard?
Why, o field, have you fallen silent...
...and become overgrown with the grass of oblivion?
Perhaps I shall not escape...
...the time of eternal darkness!
Perhaps, on the silent hill...
...Ruslan's quiet tombstone will be erected...
...and the resounding strings of the bayan's gusli...
...will not speak of him!
But I need a trusty sword and shield
On my difficult path I am unarmed
My horse has fallen, the child of war
My shield and sword lie in pieces!
Give me, Perun, a sword of damask steel...
...a warrior's sword, tempered in the heat of battle...
...forged by thunder in the fateful storm!
It shall blind the enemies like lightning...
...and send them fleeing from the battlefield!
It shall blind the enemies like lightning
O Lyudmila, Lel promised us happiness
My heart believes that the storm will pass...
...that fate will be assuaged...
...and will give me back your love and your embraces...
...that it will strew my life with flowers
No, my enemy's rejoicing will be short-lived
Give me, Perun, a sword of damask steel...
...a warrior's sword, tempered in the heat of battle...
...forged by thunder in the fateful storm!
It shall blind the enemies like lightning...
...and send them fleeing from the battlefield!
I shall scatter them like dust in the wind
Towers of copper will fail to protect them!
Help me, Perun, to strike down my enemies!
Fearsome spells do not frighten me
Give me, Perun, a sword of damask steel!
O Lyudmila, Lel promised us happiness
My heart believes that the storm will pass...
...that fate will be assuaged...
...and will give me back your love and your embraces...
...that it will strew my life with flowers
No, my enemy's rejoicing will be short-lived
It is in vain that a magical power masses thunderclouds above us
Perhaps the sweet hour of meeting, Lyudmila, is already near at hand!
In my heart which you so love...
...I shall give no place to anguish
Provided I have a sword in my hand...
...I shall strike down everything before me!
Who is roaming about there?
Reckless stranger!
Begone! Do not disturb these forgotten bones!
I guard the eternal sleep of decomposing knights...
...from uninvited guests!
A wondrous encounter!
An inscrutable air!
Begone! Do not disturb these forgotten bones!
I guard the eternal sleep of decomposing knights...
...from uninvited guests!
I am slain!
The sword which I so desired!
In my hand I feel all your worth!
But who are you?
And whose is this sword?
There were two of us, my brother and I
I was famed for my enormous height, and my strength in battle
My brother, the wicked sorcerer Chernomor...
...was endowed with a wondrous power in his long beard
Your brother is the wicked sorcerer Chernomor?
The wondrous sword was kept at a splendid castle
It threatened us both with death
Then through bloodshed I won the sword
Each of us wanted to keep the sword in our possession
What do I hear? Is this not this sword...
...which is fated to cut off the beard of Chernomor?
Whilst conceding the sword, my brother said:
"Whichever of us can hear a voice beneath the earth shall have the sword"
I put my ear to the ground...
...but the crafty dwarf cut my head off with the sword
And he flew with my head to this deserted spot...
...so that I should keep the sword safe beneath me
Mighty knight, it is yours now!
- Let treachery be punished! - This wonderful sword...
...shall put an end to insidious malice!
A nocturnal gloom descends on the field
A cold wind has risen from the waves
It is already late, young traveller!
Take shelter in our joyful chamber!
Here is sweet rapture and rest for the night...
...and in the daytime merriment and feasting
Come in response to our invitation!
Come, o young traveller!
Here you will find a swarm of beautiful maidens...
...their words and embraces tender
Come to our secret invitation!
Come, o young traveller!
When dawn comes...
...we shall fill your goblet to bid you farewell
Come to our tranquil invitation!
Come, o young traveller!
Knights! In vain do you search...
...for Lyudmila!
For Ratmir...
...Gorislava sheds tears in vain!
Chernomor's castle...
...you will not reach!
Here you will all perish...
...through Naina's magic!
What sweet sounds were those drifting to me in the silence?
Like the voice of my beloved...
...they soothe the torments in the depths of my soul!
Which traveller were they inviting?
Alas! Not me!
With whom am I to share my sufferings...
...in a foreign land?
Luxurious star of love...
...you have set for ever!
O my Ratmir! Love and peace...
...summon you to your own dear refuge
Can it be that in the flower of my years of love I am to say:
"Farewell for ever"?
Was it not for you...
...that my dear Russia became a foreign land for me?
Whilst hiding the flame of jealousy, did I not listen humbly...
...when the kerchief betokening sweet rapture in the silence...
...was not thrown to me?
O my Ratmir! Love and peace...
...summon you to your own dear refuge
Can it be that in the flower of my years of love I am to say:
"Farewell for ever"?
Anguish has driven me from the peaceful harem...
...to search for you
Oh, return to your own dear shore!
Can the wedding crown be heavier than the helmet?
And the sound of trumpets, and the clash of swords...
...more appealing...
...than the singing of your wives?
The shade of night...
...has replaced the heat and the sultriness
Like dreams...
...the stars of the calm night...
...caress the soul and the heart...
...into a sweet slumber
Sleep, sleep...
...you weary soul!
Let sweet slumber...
...embrace me!
No, sleep evades me!
Familiar shadows are darting all around!
There is a longing in my blood!
And a forgotten love...
...has been rekindled in my memory!
And a swarm of living apparitions...
...speaks to me about the abandoned harem!
O the luxurious flower of the Khazar lands...
...my captivating maidens...
...make haste to me here!
Like rainbow dreams...
...fly to me, wondrous maidens!
Ah! Where are you?
The wondrous dream of a true love...
...awakens the fire in my blood
The tears burn my eyes
My lips are aflame with sweet bliss
The shades of the mysterious maidens...
...quiver in passionate embraces, ah!
Do not fly away...
...do not forsake the amorous lover...
...in the ardent hour of love!
Do not fly away!
Dear maidens!
The passionate sound of loving words...
...the sparkling brilliance of youthful eyes...
...the airy forms of young maidens...
...speak to me of the past
In the darkness...
...a smile flashes like summer lightning
It shines joyfully...
...like a past love in my heart
Do not run away, do not fly away...
...youthful maidens, dear maidens...
...in the ardent hour of love!
The wondrous dream of a true love...
...awakens the fire in my blood
The tears burn my eyes
My lips are aflame with sweet bliss
The shades of the mysterious maidens...
...quiver in passionate embraces
Do not run away, do not fly away...
...do not forsake the amorous lover...
...in the ardent hour of love!
O my Ratmir!
You are here with me again!
Give me the transports of former times...
...in your embraces!
Let me know and then suppress the suffering of our parting...
...with a real and passionate embrace!
But do you do not recognize me?
Does your gaze search for someone?
Oh, come back my dear beloved to your old love!
Tell me, how have I angered you?
Can it be that love and suffering...
Why love? Why suffer?
Life was given to us for joy!
You are pretty, but you are not the only one...
...you are not the only pretty one
Leave your tiresome dreams...
...and seize the hour of pleasure!
How long we have awaited you...
...at the hour of sunset!
You appeared in reply to our invitation...
...and brought us transports of delight!
Stay with us, dearest...
...and share with us the joys of life
Do not chase us away for a trifle
Do not search for futile glory
How luxuriously, how carefree...
...you will spend your days with us!
Oh, do not believe in those deceitful caresses!
No, it is not with love, but malicious mockery...
...that the eyes of the vengeful maidens sparkle!
Shall I find my grasping enemy soon?
Can this be his abode?
Here is another whom Naina has sent to his perdition as our guest!
He is dazzled!
His eyes are covered by a languorous rapture!
You will fall under Naina's spells!
O valiant knight!
Take pity on a poor maiden, the rejected victim of love!
I smoulder with passion...
...for my fair beloved
But he has been spirited away by a crowd of charmers...
...he does not see, he does not remember his Gorislava!
I have sacrificed...
...everything for him
Give him back his heart...
...return his love to me!
That sad look, enflamed by passion...
...that voice, those words, those elegant movements...
...arouse my heart
And the dear image of Lyudmila is growing dim, vanishing
O gods! What is happening to me?
My heart aches and beats so fast
Why love? Why suffer?
Life was given to us for joy!
My entreaties are in vain!
Why love? Why suffer?
Life was given to us for joy!
He is entranced!
O gods! Take pity on an unfortunate maiden!
Set the old feelings ablaze in Ratmir!
That sad look, enflamed by passion, arouses my heart
Why love? Why suffer?
Life was given to us for joy!
O gods! Take pity on an unfortunate maiden!
Set the old feelings ablaze in Ratmir!
The true life is to search for pleasure and enjoyment
O gods! What is happening to me?
Oh, woe is me! The gods do not heed the cry of my heart!
Woe to you! Here you are in the power of Naina!
All your efforts will not help you...
...nor save you from the sorceress!
I have no strength left to overcome the torments of my heart!
We have drawn you into a cunning trap
We have lulled you to sleep with our artful caresses
Woe to you, poor travellers!
Here you are in the power of Naina!
Woe, oh woe to you!
Knights! The crafty Naina...
...has succeeded in seducing you by deception
In shameful bliss you have forgotten...
...your noble feat!
Heed me now!
Fate makes its commands known to you through me
Ratmir, do not be captivated by false hope...
...you will find happiness only with Gorislava
Lyudmila shall be the beloved of Ruslan
Immutable fate has thus decreed!
Away, enchantments!
Away, castle of deceit!
Now Lyudmila awaits our help!
Before courage, the power of magic shall fall away!
We need not fear the dangerous path
It is a fine destiny: either to fall or to vanquish!
Far away from my beloved, in captivity...
...why should I go on living...
...any longer in this world?
O ruinous passions...
...you torment me and foster hopes!
I do not fear the sorcerer's power
Lyudmila will know how to die!
Waves, o blue waves!
Give peace to my soul!
Submit to the commands of fate...
...o beautiful princess!
Everything here lures you towards delights...
...life here is full of joys!
Oh, what is life to me? What joy?
Who will bring joy back to me?
Mutual love had scarcely greeted my tender years...
...the day of bliss had scarcely dawned...
...and Ruslan is no longer with me!
And happiness has vanished like a shadow...
...like the sun behind the mist!
Do not grieve!
Do not grieve, dear princess!
Brighten up your pretty looks!
This castle, this land...
...and its owner are all yours to command!
Do not grieve, dear princess!
Why remember the past with sorrow?
Here the golden sun...
...is brighter...
...the moon is more languid at night-time!
Youthful maiden, invisible creatures fly to you...
...with the jealous attention of love...
...and solicitously preserve...
...your days here
Ah, my bitter fate!
Too soon my sun has been hidden...
...behind dark thunderclouds...
...in the eye of the storm!
I am never again to see...
...my dear father...
...nor my precious knight!
I am to pine away...
...with my hapless fate!
Ah, my bitter fate!
Too soon my sun has been hidden...
...behind dark thunderclouds...
...in the eye of the storm!
I am never again to see...
...my dear father...
...nor my precious knight!
I am to pine away...
...with my hapless fate!
Do not grieve, dear princess!
Brighten up your pretty looks!
This castle, this land...
...and its owner are all yours to command!
I do not want your gifts...
...nor your tedious songs, nor your feasts!
To spite you I shall die in agonizing exhaustion...
...amid your gardens!
This castle, this land...
...and its owner are all yours to command!
Yield to love, to respectful and passionate love
You mad sorcerer!
I am the daughter of Svetozar, I am the pride of Kiev!
It is not magical charms which have subdued a maiden's heart for ever...
...but the knight's eyes which have set my soul on fire!
So, wizard, cast your spells: I am ready to die!
You will not be able to change a maiden's scorn!
You mad sorcerer!
I am the daughter of Svetozar, I am the pride of Kiev!
It is not magical charms which have subdued a maiden's heart for ever...
...but the knight's eyes which have set my soul on fire!
Let peaceful sleep calm the heart of the maiden!
Let sorrow and grief fly far away from her!
Forgetting her intended...
...let the princess be as cheerful as a child here
Then she will not be able to evade the power of Chernomor!
The unexpected stranger...
...shall die!
Not a few knights have perished...
...before the fearsome tower of the magic castle
The unexpected stranger shall die!
Oh wonder! What do we see!
Where has the knight got to?
Is he capable of doing battle with the mighty sorcerer?
Fate threatens us with calamity!
Who shall be the victor and who shall perish?
And what fate will befall us?
And how will the battle end?
Victory, victory, Lyudmila!
What does your sleeping mean?
Lyudmila, I am here! The villain is vanquished!
Love has destroyed his spells!
Over the entire earth our homeland shall cast its shadow! Glory!