1. Жизнь проходит, отмеряя вехи Zhizn' prokhodit, otmeryaya vekhi Life passes by, measuring off milestones
С каждым шагом ускоряя бег S kazhdym shagom uskoryaya beg With each step hastening [the] run
В Книгу Жизни пишется навеки V Knigu Zhizni pishetsya naveki In [the] Book [of] Life is written forever
О тебе вся правда человек. O tebe vsya pravda chelovek. About you [the] whole truth O man.
Припев:
Если горе сдавит грудь: Yesli gore sdavit grud': If grief presses [your] chest:
– Не вдохнуть не выдохнуть, – Ne vdokhnut' ne vydokhnut', - [Can] not inhale [can] not exhale,
Бог с тобой в жару и в снег, Bog s toboy v zharu i v sneg, God [is] with you in heat and snow,
Ведь ты Божий человек. Ved' ty Bozhiy chelovek. Indeed you [are] God's man.
Впереди Небесный Град Vperedi Nebesnyy Grad Ahead [is the] Heavenly City
И вручение наград! I vrucheniye nagrad! And presentation [of] awards!
Проживи достойно век, Prozhivi dostoyno vek, Live worthy lifetime,
Ведь ты Божий человек. Ved' ty Bozhiy chelovek. After all you [are] God's man.
2. Каждому дано по силе бремя: Kazhdomu dano po sile bremya: [To] everyone is given acording to strength [a] burden:
Кто-то в горе, в чей-то добрый век. Kto-to v gore, v chey-to dobryy vek. Someone in grief, in someone's good lifetime.
Хорошо, когда в любое время Khorosho, kogda v lyuboye vremya [It is] good, when at any time
Видно всем - ты Божий человек. Vidno vsem - ty Bozhiy chelovek. [It's] visible to all — you [are] God's man.
3. Много в мире титулов и званий, Mnogo v mire titulov i zvaniy, Many in [the] world titles and ranks,
Но одно, конечно выше всех: No odno, konechno vyshe vsekh: But one, of course highest [of] all:
Сохранить бы нам средь испытаний Sokhranit' by nam sred' ispytaniy Save would us in midst of trials
Это званье - Божий человек! Eto zvan'ye - Bozhiy chelovek! This rank/title — God's man!
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1. Life passes by, measuring off milestones With each step quickening the run. In the Book of Life is written forever the whole truth about you, O man.
Chorus——— If grief presses your chest: - Can't inhale, can't exhale, God is with you in the heat and in the snow, Indeed you are God's man. Ahead is the Heavenly City And the presentation of awards! Live a worthy lifetime, After all you are God's man.
2. To everyone a burden is given according to strength: Someone in grief, someone else with a good life. It is good, when at any time It is visible to all that you are God's man.
3. There are many titles and ranks in the world, But one, of course, is highest of all. It would save us in midst of trials: This rank — God's man!
Once long ago, I taught science in a public high school. I generally enjoyed it. I generally had good classes and we generally got along very well. One day while teaching my Chemistry class, they were being a little dingy. I wanted to chide them gently and humorously, but did not want to use any insensitive terms nor politically incorrect words. Thus I called them "Smagorians"!
They all laughed then asked what was that. I said, "Okay. Extra credit for any and all who have in my inbox before tomorrow's tardy bell 'Where in the world is Smagoria.'" And I wrote it on the board so they knew the spelling.
I was more than a little amused at how they all took the extra credit assignment so seriously. That was fourth period. At the end of lunch I had a couple of colleagues ask me what was up. By the end of the day a few more teachers were asking me what I was doing. I did not tell them. All would be revealed in due course. My students hit every available resource including the early version of the internet. Fourth period the next day rolled around. There was a mad dash to turn their answers into my inbox. The bell rang and I counted almost 20 responses out of a class of 25 honors chemistry students. I looked through the answers:
One misspelled / changed the spelling to allow for an actual place name in Italy;
Someone wrote, "You made it up."
Everyone else wrote: "Africa."
I asked, "Africa? Where did that come from?"
A student, I'll call Jay, replied, "Oh, that would be me."
"What?" I said. "You didn't even turn an answer in." "Yeah, I know. I couldn't find where it was."
"But?" I pressed.
"I was so disgusted that I couldn't find it," he went on. "I mean, I looked everywhere and asked every teacher. I was just leaving the library this morning before first period and so-and-so asked me if I found it. I sarcastically answered, 'Yeah, it's in Africa!'" After everyone realized that they had been had, someone suggested that we should come up with a website so that ensuing classes would be able to see where Smagoria is. One student specifically said jokingly, "If it's on the internet, it must be true!" (And this was about 25 years ago.) That was near the end of the school year. The next year I had most of those students again in Physics. I gave them a small reading assignment about the discovery of Smagoria. That and other additions made their way onto this website.
Broken Link ==> Smagoria! — The Forgotten Island
The location of this forgotten land
The flag of the Republic.
Take away lessons:
1) After this, I told my students that sometimes the answer is, "There is no answer" or "Does not exist." I told them about my Algebra Two class where the teacher had shown us cases that were insolvable by the methods we were learning. We had a huge stinking test on that unit. I was only a little surprised that there was one like that on the test. So I confidently wrote: There is No Solution. However, my confidence eroded when the next one also was insolvable. I reworked those problems twice, then three times. I felt comfortable finally when I got answers to the remaining questions.
Turns out that test had two problems that were insolvable. I caught both of them. It's okay to say it can't be done, but make sure that you have your supporting data.
2) Don't just trust anyone else's answer. They're probably just as clueless as you are. Even the brainiacs in the class got snookered by the "Africa" answer. There is something to be said for the adage: "Trust but Verify."
3) Don't believe it just because your teacher said so—check it out. Likewise, don't believe it because you read it on the internet. I mean, just look! Smagoria and all it's history is there complete with supporting pictures!
Вся надежда моя на Тебя.
Vsya nadezhda moya na Tebya.
All hope [of] mine [is] in You.
Не напрасно мне дан этот путь
Ne naprasno mne dan etot put'
Not vainly [to] me given [is] this path
Я на нём достигаю небес
YA na nom dostigayu nebes
I on it reach heavens.
Ураган заревёт, ну и пусть
Uragan zarevot, nu i pust'
Hurricane will roar, well and let [it]
(Ie, so let it)
Ты его усмиришь, мой Отец.
Ty yego usmirish', moy Otets.
You it will subdue, my Father.
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1. I want to tell You everything, I firmly know that You understand me. It is hard for me to forgive and to learn to love as You do.
It is impossible for me to understand everyone And sympathize with people as You do And calmly accept destiny of Either a rock or a flower.
Chorus———
Let my path not be decorated with flowers And no violets on it grow. After all this path was blessed by Heaven, My thorny, narrow path. I will not turn aside for a moment. It may be hard for me, You will come with help, as a mother to her child; You will calm it and all will become warm, You will calm it and all will become warm.
2. I want to share with You Just how many things worry me; My Savior, O hear, reassure— All my hope is in You.
This path was not vainly given to me; Upon it, I reach the heavens! The hurricane will roar—well, let it! You, my Father, will subdue it!
They introduced this video and song with these words:
21 век. Век стремительной гонки 🚀 и новшеств. Так много искушений на пути человека. Но большая часть из них ложится на долю молодого поколения. И ведь кому как не им нужно идти вперёд! И не просто идти, а покорять вершины и не растерять веру в Бога. Как много ловушек расставлено на их пути. Скольким искушениям они подвергаются изо дня в день. Сколько взлётов и разочарований на их пути! Как часто враг души человека показывает им что их жизнь не имеет значения, не имеет смысла, что они всего лишь пылинка во вселенной, которая ничего не может изменить, а поэтому нет смысла бороться и они впадают в дипрессию, а иногда просто уходят из жизни не сказав «Прощай». Но хочется кричать им вслед «Не сдавайся!». Никогда не сдавайся, иди вперёд, помни что Бог всегда рядом с тобой! Он твоя защита, Он твоя сила и победа!!! Дорогая молодёжь, что бы не случилось на твоём пути, не ожесточи своё сердце под тяжестью обстоятельств! Помни, что Бог тебя сильно любит и хочет тебе помочь, только ты постарайся не оттолкнуть Его и пусть этот мир не заглушит Его нежный голос, который укажет тебе дорогу вперёд. Помни, вера в Бога - спасает! Никогда, никогда не сдавайся!!!
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21st century. The age of rapid racing and innovation. There are so many temptations in the way of man. But most of them fall to the younger generation. And after all, who but they need to go forward! And not just to go, but to conquer the peaks and not lose faith in God. How many traps are set in their path. How many temptations they are exposed to every day. How many UPS and downs on their way! How often the enemy of the human soul shows them that their life does not matter, does not make sense, that they are just a speck of dust in the universe that can not change anything, and therefore there is no point in fighting and they fall into depression, and sometimes just leave life without saying goodbye. But I want to shout "Don't give up!" after them. Never give up, go ahead, remember that God is always there for you! He is your protection, he is your strength and victory!!! Dear youth, whatever happens in your path, do not harden your heart under the weight of circumstances! Remember that God loves you very much and wants to help you, but try not to push Him away and let this world not drown out His gentle voice that will show you the way forward. Remember, faith in God saves! Never, never give up!!!
1. Ты хочешь убежать куда-то вдаль
Ty khochesh' ubezhat' kuda-to vdal'
You want to run away somewhere far
Без цели, мир слишком манит
Bez tseli, mir slishkom manit
Without [a] goal, [the] world too much beckons
И грех как гость непрошеный
I grekh kak gost' neproshenyy
And sin like [a] guest uninvited
В мыслях хочет строить свои планы.
V myslyakh khochet stroit' svoi plany.
In [the] mind wants to make its own plans.
Chorus
Нет, ты скажи ему нет! Стоп! Хватит!
Net, ty skazhi yemu net! Stop! Khvatit!
No, you tell him no! Stop! Enough!
Нет, мне не с тобой, у меня путь другой.
Net, mne ne s toboy, u menya put' drugoy.
No, I not with you, I have path another.
Не сдавайся, иди вперёд
Ne sdavaysya, idi vperod
Not give up, go ahead
Побеждай, ведь Бог тебя так ждёт
Pobezhday, ved' Bog tebya tak zhdot
Win, after all God [for] you so waits
И любит, очень любит,
I lyubit, ochen' lyubit,
And loves, very [much] loves
Ты верь, верь! Вера спасает!
Ty ver', ver'! Vera spasayet!
You believe, believe! Faith saves!
2. Знаешь, люди - корабли
Znayesh', lyudi - korabli
[You] know people [are] ships
С маленьким штурвалом в океане
S malen'kim shturvalom v okeane
With small helm in [the] ocean.
Но ты, ты к Свету плыви,
No ty, ty k Svetu plyvi,
But you, you to [the] Light sail*
Чтоб не утонуть под греха волнами.
Chtob ne utonut' pod grekha volnami.
So as not to sink* under sin's waves.
Chorus.
Нет, ты скажи ему нет! Стоп! Хватит!
Net, ty skazhi yemu net! Stop! Khvatit!
No, you tell him no! Stop! Enough!
Нет, мне не с тобой, у меня путь другой.
Net, mne ne s toboy, u menya put' drugoy.
|: Не сдавайся, иди вперёд
Ne sdavaysya, idi vperod
Not give up, go ahead
Побеждай, ведь Бог тебя так ждёт
Pobezhday, ved' Bog tebya tak zhdot
Win, after all God [for] you so waits
И любит, очень любит,
I lyubit, ochen' lyubit,
And loves, very [much] loves
Ты верь, верь! Вера спасает!
Ty ver', ver'! Vera spasayet!
You believe, believe! Faith saves! :|
Bridge.
Часто, закрывая глаза, ты слышишь пустоту внутри себя.
Chasto, zakryvaya glaza, ty slyshish' pustotu vnutri sebya.
Often, closing eyes, you hear [the] emptiness within yourself.
Часто посреди друзей так не хватает любви тебе.
Chasto posredi druzey tak ne khvatayet lyubvi tebe.
Often in the middle of friends so not be enough love [for] you
Ты тогда зови, тогда зови, Бога зови.
Ty togda zovi, togda zovi, Boga zovi.
You then call, then call, [to] God call.
Chorus.
Не сдавайся, иди вперёд
Ne sdavaysya, idi vperod
Not give up, go ahead
Побеждай, ведь Бог тебя так ждёт
Pobezhday, ved' Bog tebya tak zhdot
Win, after all God [for] you so waits
И любит, очень любит,
I lyubit, ochen' lyubit,
And loves, very [much] loves
Ты верь, верь! Вера спасает!
Ty ver', ver'! Vera spasayet!
You believe, believe! Faith saves!
Не сдавайся, иди вперёд
Ne sdavaysya, idi vperod
Not give up, go ahead
Побеждай, ведь Бог тебя так ждёт
Pobezhday, ved' Bog tebya tak zhdot
Win, after all God [for] you so waits
И любит, очень любит,
I lyubit, ochen' lyubit,
And loves, very [much] loves
Ты верь, верь! Вера спасает!
Ty ver', ver'! Vera spasayet!
You believe, believe! Faith saves!
* Given the context of "ship" at sea, the verbs to swim or to drown take on the meaning of "sail" or "sink."
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1. You want to run away someplace far
Without a goal; the world beckons to much
And sin like an uninvited guest
In the mind wants to make its own plans.
Chorus-- No! You tell him no! Stop! Enough! No, I'm not with you, I have another path.
Do not give up, press on ahead, Win, after all God waits there for you And loves you, so very much loves you— Just believe, believe! Faith saves!
2. You know people are ships
With very small rudders in the ocean.
But you, you sail to the Light
So as not to sink under sin's waves.
Chorus--
Bridge--
Often, while closing your eyes, you hear the emptiness within yourself.
Often in the midst of friends, you find there is not enough love for you.
Then call out, call! Call upon God.
From Bill Carle's album of the same title. This song, "Of God I Sing" was written by Stuart Hamblen. Bill Carle was a trained bass singer, appearing as soloist with the NY Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall. He also sang before King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II. On April 22, 1950, after becoming a Christian, Mr. Carle dedicated his talents to sing only for and of his Savior and Lord Jesus Christ.
Lyrics based on Psalm 121:
O'er the Hills, I lift My eyes— Whither shall I look for aid? My help cometh from the Lord, Who both heaven and earth hath made. For the Lord in watchful keeping Guides thy steps along the way, In the night protects thee sleeping, Shelters thee throughout the day.
Chorus— Of God I sing, Of God I sing, The song that God gave to a king. Of God I sing, Of God I sing, Of our great God I sing.
Day by day and hour by hour God will keep thee from all ill. Overshadowed by His pow'r, Thou art well protected still. He will not let evil harm thee Near at home nor far afield; Why should any fear alarm thee For the Lord God is thy shield?!
