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 go- spa - di liu- di Tva -ia, i bla-ga-sla - vi das - ta - ia - ni- ieh Tva-

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Alto

Spa -si go- spa - di l i u - di Tva -ia, i bla- ga- sla -vi das- ta - ia - ni- ieh Tva -
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Tenor

Spa - si go- spa- di liu- di Tva -ia, i bla- ga- sla- vi das - ta- ia - ni- ieh Tva-

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Bass
Spa -si go- spa- di liu- di Tva -ia, i bla- ga- sla- vi das- ta- ia- - ni- ieh Tva-

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

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S.

ie ,pa - be- di ba- riu -xim -sia za vie -ru pra -vu -yu i za svia - tu -yu rus,

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A.

ie, pa-- be- di ba- riu - xim -sia za vie - ru pra- vu- yu i za svia - tu- yu rus,

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ie, pa- be-
T.

di ba- riu - xim -sia za vie -ru pra- vu- yu i za svia -tu- yu rus,

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B.

ie, pa- be- di ba- riu - xim -sia za vie -ru pra- vu- yu i za svia -tu- yu rus,
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Thou bestowest great resistance

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preserved by
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na sa- pra - tiv-ni- ya da - ru - ya it va ye so- jra -nia - ya Kriesh -

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na sa- pra - tiv- ni- ya da - ru - ya it va- ye so -jra -nia - ya Kriesh -


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na sa- pra - tiv- ni- ya da - ru- ya

T.

it va - ye so- jra - nia - ya Kriesh-

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B.
na sa- pra - tiv- ni- ya da - ru- ya it va - ye so- jra - nia - ya Kriesh -

Thy lifegiving cross Thy lifegiving cross

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stom tva- ym yi - ti - zvo (mm) kriesh - stom tva- ym yi - ti-

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stom tva- ym yi -ti - zvo (mm) kriesh - stom tva- ym yi ti

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T.

kriesh - stom tva- ym yi - ti-

stom tva- ym yi -ti - zvo (mm)
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stom tva- ym yi -ti - zvo (mm) kriesh - stom tva- ym yi - ti
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Thy lifegiving cross

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zvo kriesh -stom tva - ym kriesh -stom tva - ym kriesh - stom

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zvo kriesh -stom tva - ym kriesh -stom tva - ym kriesh - stom

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T.

zvo kriesh -stom tva - ym kriesh -stom tva - ym kriesh - stom

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B.

zvo kriesh -stom tva - ym kriesh -stom tva - ym kriesh - stom
orchestra
continues

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(w.w.)

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(strings)

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(University Choir sopranos)
At the gate to father's dear house ai, dunai, my dunai
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U va -rot, va- rot, va - rot, va - rot ba - tiush - ki nij oi, du- nai, moi du - nai

At the gate
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S.

oi, vie - sie - yi du - nai U va- rot- va- rot, va- rot

to mother's dear house ai, dunai, my dunai ai, sing we all dunai
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no -vij ma - tush - ki nij, oi, du - nai, moi du - nai, oi, vye -sia -yi du - nai
orchestra
continues

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(Violas and Cellos)

University Choir Sopranos

At the gate
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U va -rot, va- rot, va- rot,

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

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va- rot ba- tiush- ki nij oi, du - nai, moi du -nai oi, vie- sie- yi du- nai

orchestra
continues
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(Orchestra)

S.

Lord save Thy people

Largo

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S.

(cue) Spa -si go -spa- di


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A.

-spa- di
Spa -si go

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T.

Spa -si go -spa- di


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B.
Spa -si go -spa- di

And bless Thine inheritance
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S.
liu- di tva- ia i bla- ga-sla -vi das- ta- ia- ni- ieh tva- ie


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A.
liu- di tva- ia i bla- ga- sla -vi das- ta- ia- ni- ieh tva- ie

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T.

liu- di tva- ia i bla- ga- sla -vi das- ta- ia- ni- ieh tva- ie



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B.
liu- di- tva- ia i bla- ga- sla -vi das- ta- ia- ni- ieh tva- ie
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make victorious those who are in battle for their righteous belief and for holy Russia
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S.
pa- be- di ba - riu - xim-sia za vie- ru pra- vu-yu i za svia -tu -yu rus,

A.

pa- be- di ba - riu - xim -sia za vie -ru pra- vu -yu i za svia -tu -yu rus,

T.

pa- be- di ba - riu - xim -sia za vie -ru

pra- vu -yu i

za svia -tu -yu rus,

B.

pa- be- di ba - riu - xim -sia za vie -ru pra- vu -yu i za svia -tu -yu rus,

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S.
(s) i bla-ga-sla - vi das- ta- ia- ni- ieh das- ta- ia- ni- ieh tva

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(s) ibla-ga-sla - vi das- ta- ia- ni- ieh das- ta- ia- ni- ieh tva

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T.

(s) i bla -ga -sla - vi das- ta- ia- ni- ieh das- ta- ia- ni- ieh tva
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B.

(s) i bla -ga -sla - vi das- ta- ia- ni- ieh das- ta- ia- ni- ieh tva
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(orch.)
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S.

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.
Bo - ie, tsa - ria jra- ni sl - nu, dir - iav - nu,
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B.

Bo - ie, tsa - ria jra- ni sl - nu, dir - iav - 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 - vui na sla - vu, tsar - vui na straj vra - gam.

T.
B.
tsar - vui na sla - vu, tsar - vui na straj vra - gam.