Saturday, May 16, 2020

Повей, Великий Божий Дух — Breathe Great Spirit of God





1 куплет:
Повей, Великий Божий Дух,
Povey, Velikiy Bozhiy Dukh,
Breath, Great God's Spirit,

На Церковь Божию,
Na Tserkov' Bozhiyu,
On Church [of] God,

Чтобы росли в ней, как в саду,
Chtoby rosli v ney, kak v sadu,
So to grow in her, as in garden,

Плоды хорошие.
Plody khoroshiye.
Fruit good.



Припев:
Чтоб умножалась благодать,
Chtob umnozhalas' blagodat',
So that may increase grace,

Великодушие,
Velikodushiye,
Generosity / goodness,

Чтобы на зов: «Кого послать?»
Chtoby na zov: «Kogo poslat'?»
So that on [the] call: "Whom to send?"

Нашлись идущие.
Nashlis' idushchiye.
Found ones who go.



2 куплет:
Даруй, Господь, язык нам знать,
Daruy, Gospod', yazyk nam znat',
Give, O Lord, language to us to know,

Понятный ближнему,
Ponyatnyy blizhnemu,
Clear [to the] nearest (ie, the neighbors)

Чтоб знали мы кому сказать
Chtob znali my komu skazat'
So that knew we to whom to tell

Без слова лишнего.
Bez slova lishnego.
Without word excess.


Припев:
Борцов за правду в мире лжи
Bortsov za pravdu v mire lzhi
Fighters for truth in world [of] lies

Теснят пока ещё,
Tesnyat poka yeshchyo,
[They] press still,

Дух правды вечной, поддержи
Dukh pravdy vechnoy, podderzhi
Spirit [of] truth eternal, support

Изнемогающих.
Iznemogayushchikh.
[the] weary.



Проигрыш:


3 куплет:
Наш путь среди земных дорог
Nash put' sredi zemnykh dorog
Our way amongst earthly roads

Отмечен тернами…
Otmechen ternami…
Marked [with] thorns...

Бог сил, как часть Твоих даров,
Bog sil, kak chast' Tvoikh darov,
God [of] power, as part [of] Your gifts,

Дай сил быть верными!
Day sil byt' vernymi!
Give strength to be faithful



Припев:
Чтоб мы разумно жить могли
Chtob my razumno zhit' mogli
So that we reasonably live might

А не в беспечности
A ne v bespechnosti
And not in recklessness

Чтоб отряхнули пыль земли
Chtob otryakhnuli pyl' zemli
So that [we] shook off dust [of] earth

В предверьи вечности,
V predver'i vechnosti,
On threshold [of] eternity,

В предверьи вечности.
V predver'i vechnosti.
On threshold [of] eternity.


Other links:

SOCART
Acapella cover

В этот период как то особенно начинаешь ценить церковью! У нас нет достаточно возможности для общения, друг с другом, как обычно.... но мы сильны когда Господь с нами! Даже во время карантина и грядущих бедствий... молитва наша о том, что бы Дух Святой утешил и поддержал церковь. Особенно слабых в вере, гонимых и тех кто трудится на «побелевшей жатве». Ко дню пятидесятницы 2020 представляем вашему внимаю очередную нашу обработку, песни Ольги Заворотней «Повей Великий Божий Дух»

SOCART - «Повей Великий Божий Дух» (acapella cover)


During this period you begin to appreciate the Church in particular! We don't have enough opportunities to communicate with each other as usual.... but we are strong when the Lord is with us! Even during quarantine, and a looming disaster... our prayer is that the Holy Spirit will comfort and support the Church. Especially the weak in faith, the persecuted and those who work on the "whitened harvest". By the day of Pentecost 2020 we present to your attention our next processing, the song of Olga Zavorotnya "Povey the Great Spirit of God"

SOCART - "Blow the Great Spirit of God" (acapella cover)


----------------------- A more flowing English version ------------------------


1. Breathe, Great Spirit of God,
Upon God's Church,
So to grow in her, as in a garden,
Good fruit

So that grace may increase
along with goodness,
So that the call of "Whom to send?"
Will find ones who go.

2. Give, O Lord, knowledge to us of language
That is clear to those nearby,
So that we would know whom to tell
Without an excess word.

Fighters for truth in a world of lies,
They are still being pressed,
Spirit of eternal truth,
Support the weary.

Interlude———

3. Our way amongst earthly roads
is marked with thorns...
God of Power, as part of Your gifts,
Give strength to be faithful.

So that we might live reasonably
And not in recklessness;
So that we shake off earth's dust
On the threshold of eternity.

------------------- fitting to the music ------------------------


1. O breathe, O breathe Great Spirit of God
Upon Your holy Church
So she grows like a garden dear
To yield her godly fruit, to yield her godly fruit.

To increase grace in every means
And grow in goodness too
So that the call of "Whom to send?"
Is matched by feet that go, is matched by feet that go.


2. O give, O Lord, us tongues to know
So words we use are clear,
So we would know then how to speak
Without an excess word, without an excess word.

These fighters for the Truth midst lies
Are sorely being pressed;
Great Spirit of Eternal Truth,
Support the weak and faint, support the weak and faint.


3. Our way among the paths on earth
Is marked with many_a thorn;
Great God of Pow'r, as You give Gifts,
Grant us to faithful be, grant us to faithful be.

So that we might live reasoned lives,
and not in recklessness
So that we shake off earthly dust
At threshold of fore'er, at threshold of fore'er.





4 comments:

  1. You are most welcome. Please note I just adjusted a couple of things in the translation here.

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  2. David, do you have a place to subscribe to your blog? I don't see it anywhere.

    I'm an elementary Russian language student who needs subtitles and translations (like your fabulous ones) to better understand the Russian. I found your work on Simon's song a few months back. It's excellent!!!!!! I so appreciate all your efforts!!!!!

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  3. I'm glad these translations are helpful.

    Regarding subscribing: Yes, I had to go and find the button and turn it on. All this time, I thought it was the silly little link at the bottom of the main page. Anyway, it should be on the upper right now.

    God bless,
    -David

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