"God Save the Tsar!" (Russian: Бо́же, Царя́ храни́!, tr. Bozhe, Tsarya khrani!, IPA: [ˈboʐɨ t͡sɐˈrʲa xrɐˈnʲi]) is the national anthem of the Russian Empire.
The song was chosen from a competition held in 1833 and was first performed on 18 December 1833.
It was composed by violinist Alexei Lvov, with lyrics written by the court poet Vasily Zhukovsky.
| English: en: 'God Save the Tsar! ' | |
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| Bozhe, Tsarya khrani! | |
| National anthem of | Russia |
| Lyrics | Vasily Zhukovsky, 1833 |
| Music | Alexei Lvov, 1833 |
| Adopted | 31 December 1833 |
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Lyrics[]
| Cyrillic script | Latin script | Literal English translation | Poetic English translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 𝄆 Боже, Царя храни!
Сильный, державный, Царствуй на славу, на славу намъ! 𝄇 |
𝄆 Bozhe, Tsarya khrani!
Sillnyy, derzhavnyy, Tsarstvuy na slavu, na slavu nam! 𝄇 |
𝄆 God, save the Tsar!
Strong and sovereign, Reign for glory, for our glory! 𝄇 |
𝄆 God, save the Emperor,
Maintain his glory, Guard well his name and his honor. 𝄇 |
| 𝄆 Царствуй на страхъ врагамъ,
Царь православный! Боже, Царя храни! 𝄇 |
𝄆 Tsarstvuy na strakh vragam,
Tsar pravoslavnyy! Bozhe, Tsarya khrani! 𝄇 |
𝄆 Reign to make enemies fear,
Orthodox Tsar! God, save the Tsar! 𝄇 |
𝄆 May all good fortune shine
On him forever, God, save the Emperor, God, save the Emperor! 𝄇 |