Desert sinful, worldly — Пустыней Греховной Земной

I initially wrote this one off because Simon did not have English lyrics and it was not something that I immediately understood.  However, Simon has since added English lyrics and I have seen that this video has garnered many, many views in the last 6 or 7 months.  Thus I thought it was time to give it another, closer look.

1.

Пустыней греховной, земной,

Pustyney grekhovnoy, zemnoy,

[Through the] desert sinful, worldly,

Где неправды гнетущий обман,

Gde nepravdy gnetushchiy obman,

Where [is] not-truth oppressive deceit  (Where is the oppressive deceit of falsehood)

Я к Отчизне иду неземной

YA k Otchizne idu nezemnoy

I to Fatherland go ethereal (or unearthly)

По кровавым следам христиан.

Po krovavym sledam khristian.

Along [the] bloody tracks [of] Christians.

Припев — chorus

В край родной, неземной

V kray rodnoy, nezemnoy

To [the] land native, ethereal

От обмана мирской суеты

Ot obmana mirskoy suyety

From deceitful [of] worldly vanity

Я иду и приду

YA idu i pridu

I go and shall come

К незакатному солнцу любви.

K nezakatnomu solntsu lyubvi.

To [the] unsetting sun [of] love.

2.

Темнеет вечерняя мгла,

Temneyet vechernyaya mgla,

Darkens evening mist (The evening mist darkens)

Длится тяжкий и скорбный мой путь,

Dlitsya tyazhkiy i skorbnyy moy put',

Continues sore and mournful my way,  (Continues my sore & mournful way)

Но не гаснет надежда моя:

No ne gasnet nadezhda moya:

But not go out hope mine:

Я в Отчизне моей отдохну.

YA v Otchizne moyey otdokhnu.

I in Fatherland mine will rest.

        Припев — chorus

3.

Иди же смелее вперед

Idi zhe smeleye vpered

Go then bold ahead

За Христом, не пугаясь врага,

Za Khristom, ne pugayas' vraga,

After Christ, not fearing [the] foe,

Скоро кончится путь наш земной,

Skoro konchitsya put' nash zemnoy,

Soon ends path ours earthly,

Засияют Сиона врата.

Zasiyayut Siona vrata.

Will shine Zion's gates.

       Припев — chorus

4.  Not sung----

Ведь там ожидают меня

Ved' tam ozhidayut menya

After all there [they] epect me

Все омытые кровью Христа,

Vsye omytyye krov'yu Khrista,

All [who are] washed [by] blood [of] Christ,

Они встретят, любовью горя,

Oni vstretyat, lyubov'yu gorya,

They will meet, [with] love burning

Пилигрима усталой земли.

Piligrima ustaloy zemli.

Pilgrims of [the] weary earth.

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