Память [Pamiat] [English translation]
Память [Pamiat] [English translation]
Oh, my thoughts
My thoughts full of sorrow
Take me once more
Oh, to the dark woods
Oh, in those woods
My memory comes alive once more
And listening to the trees' voices
My heart stands still
Hey, awaken,
That past which has been forgotten
Truth, return
For you are yet hidden from the people
Here, on this earth
The sun dims behind the clouds
And we have disappeared again
Into the unending darkness
Hail, Svarog,1my father
May you be glorified by us!
And may you lead
The human race, and guide their path
We bring our prayers to you
Sending them up into the sky
With the smoke of the holy blazing Fire
We perform our sacred rites to you
Oh, it is not the raven who has cast the shadow of its wings
In truth upon this sacred land
No, it's the shadow of ages, which has enveloped
The bright land of the living,2and now hears us
Do we hear the echo of a past world?
Do we feel the soul of the age old oaks?
Who are you now, where is your ancestral strength?3
Do you mourn because you cannot remember your loved ones?
Hey, hey! For one hundred nights
We call back the old time
So that among the golden fields
It may nourish the future seed
Oh, wind, you who are powerful,
Bring to the people
Through a sea of dark clouds
The truth, illuminating and wise
Hey, awaken
Memory, you of eternal glory
Rise into the heights
As a noble bird
The bright land of the living
Has once again been enveloped by clouds
Open up your wings
And clear this unending darkness
Hail, Veles,4mighty ancestor
Be glorified by us!
Bring down to us your wisdom
And guide our path
We shall send the sun upon its rightful path
Raising our brotherly vessels5
And sating the blazing Fire
From the sacred cup
1. Svarog was the main Slavic god and god of the heavens.2. Yav' (Явь) is a concept found in Russian neopaganism which equates to the land of the living. Nav' is the land of the dead, and Prav' is the land of the gods. Although Slavic mythology did have a belief in three worlds, Nav' is the only one found in old sources.3. I believe this to be a wordplay involving the Slavic god Rod, who created everything. His name can be found in the root of Russian words meaning "to give birth", "family members", and "family line".4. Veles was the Slavic god of forests, waters, and earth.5. The bratina (братина) was a copper or wooden vessel used for drinking at feasts and wakes.
- Artist:Arkona
- Album:Гой, Роде, гой!