This song has so much joy running through it. Simon did a wonderful job of telling the video story as well as highlighting the words. An interesting comment that someone wrote on his post: "I remember singing this with my grandmother." That's why I am so excited to present this English version that fits the meter of the song.
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I am running to the distant blue horizon,
All around are fields in shining golden light;
Clouds of white rush by and sweep then over top me,
But lonely they have left me out of sight.
And the wind, the field's aroma now is breathing,
It enlivens me to fight this weary strife;
And the meadow seems to me most sweet and precious,
Like my homeland far away past this long night.
How I'd like to fly together with the white clouds,
Far away from all earth's evil, sin and strife,
To the heav'nly country where light shines eternal,
Where our Lord will pasture us in endless life!
И живит в борьбе уставшего меня.
I zhivit v bor'be ustavshego menya.
And animates in [the] struggle tiring me
(ie, and animates me in the tiring struggle)
Поле кажется мне змилым, дорогим,
Pole kazhetsya mne zmilym, dorogim,
[The] field seems [to] me darling, sweet
Будто родина делекая моя 2x
Budto rodina delekaya moya
As if homeland far-away mine.
(ie, as if [it is] my homeland far away.)
3. Я хотел бы вместе с тучками лететь
YA khotel by vmeste s tuchkami letet'
I would like together with [the] clouds to fly
Далеко от зла земного и невзгод,
Daleko ot zla zemnogo i nevzgod,
Far from evil [of] earth and adversity
В край небесный, где сияет вечный свет,
V kray nebesnyy, gde siyayet vechnyy svet,
In [the] country heavenly, where shines eternal light,
Где пасет на злачных пажитях Господь. 2x
Gde paset na zlachnykh pazhityakh Gospod'.
Where tends [us] on grassy pastures [the] Lord.
Repeat 1 then repeat the last two lines of verse 1 with the two brothers.
I do not put a lot of stock in *feelings* and goose bumps. I do however recognize that there have been saints of old who have experienced God in a tangible and profound emotional way. But I recognize that most of the common 20th and 21st Century accounts that have been popularized are suspect—at best. Yet, I experienced something while watching this video.
Around the time that the sisters are joined by Simon, and they are all singing in wondrous harmony, "Hosanna! Alleluia!" I was suddenly reminded that we would all be gathered around the glassy sea as we approached the Heavenly Throne. Saints upon saints—a million-fold—would be gathered as we suddenly recognized that we had reached that blissful shore! We would ALL be singing and crying out praise to our Great Lord and God! We would all be lost in wonder, love and praise! We would all be transfixed at the revelation of glory beginning to be revealed! Suddenly I was on that shore with Simon, with all the saints who had gone before, and I was experiencing a small foretaste of Glory yet to come. I was on my lunch break at work but I was very glad that no one else was in the office at that point because I would have had a very difficult time speaking—let alone explaining why my eyes were filled with tears of joy.
* FWIW — For What It's Worth
** YMMV — Your Mileage May Vary (ie, you may experience different results)
