1812 Overture

Peter Tchaikovsky
rev. SPS April 15, 2010
Lord save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance

Largo darkly, with reverence
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Soprano

Spa -SI GAW - spuh - di LIU - di Tvuh - YAH, i bla - guh - sla -VI duh - staw - YA - ni - yeh Tvaw -

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Alto

Spa -SI GAW - spuh - di LIU - di Tvuh - y i bla - guh - sla -VI duh - staw - YA - ni - yeh Tvaw -
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Tenor

Spa -SI GAW - spuh - di LIU - di Tvuh - YAH, i bla - guh - sla - v duh - staw - YA - ni - yeh Tvaw -

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Bass

Spa -SI GAW - spuh - di LIU - di Tvuh - YAH, i bla - guh - sla - v duh - staw - YA - ni - yeh Tvaw -

and make victorious those who are in battle for their righteous belief and for holy Russia

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S.

YEH,paw- BYEH -du baw - RYUSH- chim- sya za - VYEH-ru PRA- vu- yu i za svya -TU-yu RUS,

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A.

YEH,paw- BYEH -du baw - RYUSH- chim- sya za - VYER- ru PRA -vu -yu i za svya -TU -yu RUS,

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YEH,paw- BYEH -du baw
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- RYUSH- chim- sya za - VYEH-ru PRA -vu -yu i za svya -TU - yu RUS,

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B.
YEH,paw- BYEH -du baw - RYUSH- chim- sya za - VYEH-ru PRA -vu -yu i za svya -TU - yu RUS,
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Thou bestowest great resistance

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preserved by
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S.




na sa- praw -TV - nu - ya DA - ru - ya i Tvaw -YEH - (eh) so -khra - NYA - ya KRYEH -

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A.

na sa- praw -TV - nu - ya DA - ru - ya i Tvaw -YEH - (eh) so -khra - NYA - ya KRYEH-


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T.

na sa- praw -TV - nu - ya DA - ru - ya i Tvaw -YEH - (eh) so -khra - NYA - ya KRYEH

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B.
na sa- praw -T'V - nu - ya DA - ru - ya i Tvaw -YEH - (eh) so -khra - NYA - ya KRYEH-

Thy lifegiving cross Thy lifegiving cross

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stom Tvaw - ym zh - TI - STVAWM. (mm) KRYEH - stom Tvaw - ym zh - TI --

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stom Tvaw - ym zh - TI -
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STVAWM. (mm) KRYEH - stom Tvaw - ym zh - TI -

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T.

KRYEH - stom Tvaw - ym zh - TI --

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B.

stom Tvaw- ym zh - TI - STVAWM. (mm) KRYEH - stom Tvaw - ym zh - TI --
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Thy lifegiving cross

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stvawm KRYEH - stom Tvaw - ym KRYEH - stom Tvaw - ym KRYEH - stom

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A.

stvawm KRYEH - stom Tvaw - ym KRYEH - stom Tvaw - ym KRYEH - stom

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T.

stvawm KRYEH - stom Tvaw - ym KRYEH - stom Tvaw - ym KRYEH - stom

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B.

stvawm KRYEH - stom Tvaw - ym KRYEH stom Tvaw - ym KRYEH - stom
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(University Choir sopranos)
At the gate to father's dear house ai, dunai, my dunai
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U vuh - rawt, vuh - rawt, vuh - rawt, vuh - rawt ba - tiush - ki nihkh oi, du- nai, moi du - nai

At the gate
210 ai, sing we all dunai


S.


oi, vyeh - syaw - lyi du - nai U vuh - rawt, vuh - rawt, vuh - rawt,

to mother's dear house ai, dunai, my dunai ai, sing we all dunai
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naw -vihkh ma - tush - ki nihkh, oi, du - nai, moi du - nai, oi, vyeh- syaw - lyi du - nai
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(Violas and Cellos)

University Choir Sopranos

At the gate
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U vuh -rawt, vuh -rawt, vuh - rawt,

ai, dunai, my dunai

to father's dear house ai, sing we all dunai

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vuh - rawt ba - tiush - ki nihkh oi, du - nai, moi du - nai oi, vyeh - syaw - lyi du - nai

orchestra
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S.

Lord save Thy people

Largo

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Spa -SI GAW - spuh- di

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Spa -SI GAW - spuh- di

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Spa -SI GAW - spuh- di


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B.
Spa -SI GAW - spuh- di

And bless Thine inheritance
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S.
LIU - di Tvuh YAH i bla - guh - sla - VI duh - staw - YA - ni - yeh Tvaw -YEH


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LIU - di Tvuh YAH i bla - guh - sla - VI duh - staw - YA - ni - yeh Tvaw -YEH

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T.

LIU - di Tvuh YAH i bla - guh - sla - VI duh - staw - YA - ni - yeh Tvaw -YEH



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B.

LIU - di Tvuh YAH i bla - guh - sla - VI duh - staw - YA - ni - yeh Tvaw -YEH
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make victorious those who are in battle for their righteous belief and for holy Russia

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paw- BYEH -du baw - RYUSH chim- sya za VYEH - ru PRA- vu - yu i za svya -TU - yu RUS,

A.

paw- BYEH -du baw - RYUSH chim- sya za VYEH - ru PRA- vu - yu i za svya -TU - yu RUS,

T.


paw- BYEH -du baw - RYUSH chim- sya za VYEH - ru PRA- vu - yu i

za svya -TU - yu RUS,

B.


paw- BYEH -du baw - RYUSH chim- sya za VYEH - ru PRA- vu - yu i za svya -TU - yu RUS,

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S.
(s) i bla - guh - sla - VI duh - staw - YA - ni - yeh duh - staw - YA - ni - yeh Tvaw -

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(s) i bla - guh - sla - VI duh - staw - YA - ni - yeh duh - staw - YA - ni - yeh Tvaw -

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(s) i bla -guh -sla - VI duh -staw -YA - ni -yeh duh - staw - YA - ni -yeh Tvaw-



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(s) i bla -guh -sla - VI duh -staw -YA - ni -yeh duh - staw - YA - ni -yeh Tvaw-
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YEH.

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YEH.
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B.
YEH.

Bawzheh (Lord) tsarya (the Tsar) khrani (save), silnu (strong) dehrzhavnu (country)

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A.
BAW - zheh, tsa - RYA khra - NI sl - nu, dehr - ZHAV - nu,
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T.
B.

BAW - zheh, tsa - RYA khra - NI sl - nu, dehr - ZHAV - nu,

tsarstv (for the empire) na slavu (with glory) tsarstv (from the empire) na strakh (woe) vragam (to the enemy).

Tacet to end

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S.
A.
TSAR - stvh na SLA - vu, TSAR - stvh na strakh vra - GAM.

T.
B.

TSAR - stvh na SLA - vu, TSAR - stvh na strakh vra - GAM.