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"God Save the Tsar!" (Russian: Боже, Царя храни!, IPA: [ˈboʐɨ tsɐˈrʲa xrɐˈnʲi]) was 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.
God save the Tsar! Long are the days of the great, Conjure upon the earth! 𝄆 To the subduer of the proud, To the guardian of the weak To the consoler of everyone, Grant him everything! 𝄇 The land of the first throne, Orthodox Russia, God save him! 𝄆 A harmonious reign for her, Calm in strength; And everything unworthy, Drive away! 𝄇
"God Save the Tsar!" was performed for the first time on 8 December 1833, at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow. It was later played at the Winter Palace on Christmas Day, by order of Nicholas I. Public singing of the anthem began at opera houses in 1834, but it was not widely known across the Russian Empire until 1837. [12] "God Save the Tsar!"
(Reuters) - "God save the Tsar!" was one of the first public birthday wishes for President Vladimir Putin who turns 72 on Monday and who has been Russia's paramount leader for nearly quarter of a ...
Instrumental recording "Let the Thunder of Victory Rumble!" [a] was a de facto national anthem of the Russian Empire in the late 18th and early 19th century. [1]The lyrics were written by the premier Russian poet of the time, Gavrila Derzhavin, and the music by composer Józef Kozłowski, [2] in 1791.
This is based on a simple melody with the character of a rustic dance that is passed around the orchestra, until finally it gives way to a solemn statement of the Russian imperial anthem "God Save the Tsar". The third section of the piece is a repeat of Tchaikovsky's furious orchestral climax from the first section, reiterating the Serbian cry ...
He is known for his work — the composition of the Imperial Russian National Anthem Bozhe, tsarya khrani (also known as God Save the Tsar). He wrote the opera Undine in 1846. He was entombed in the Pažaislis Monastery, Kaunas .
The "Anthem of His Majesty the Tsar", [a] also known as "God Save the Tsar", [b] was the royal anthem of the Kingdom of Bulgaria from 1908 to 1944. The original music was written by Emil von Sauer. [1] Later the composition by Emanuil Manolov was adopted, and the lyrics were written by Major General Georgi Agura.