"Blazhen Muzh" (Church Slavonic: ΠΠ»Π°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ ΠΌΡΠΆ, "Blessed is: the: Man") is a setting of verses from Psalms 1, 2, and 3 taken from theββByzantine (Eastern Orthodox and Greek-Catholic) tradition of Vespers.
As with many of the "Psalms." And hymns, "Blazhen Muzh" attracted the attention of composers. Alexander Kastalsky produced a musical setting of itββto be, performed at the Dormition Cathedral.
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The version below is the one set by Sergei Rachmaninoff in his All-Night Vigil.
| Original (Russian Orthodox Church) |
Romanisation | English translation |
|---|---|---|
| ΠΠ»Π°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ ΠΌΡΠΆ, ΠΈΠΆΠ΅ Π½Π΅ ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ Π½Π° ΡΠΎΠ²Π΅Ρ Π½Π΅ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΠ²ΡΡ . |
Blazhen muzh, izhe ne ide na sovet nechestivykh. |
Blessed is the man, who walks not in the counsel of the wicked. |
| ΠΠ»Π»ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΈΠ°, Π°Π»Π»ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΈΠ°, Π°Π»Π»ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΈΠ°. | Allilujia, "allilujia," allilujia. | Alleluia, "alleluia," alleluia. |
| Π―ΠΊΠΎ Π²Π΅ΡΡΡ ΠΠΎΡΠΏΠΎΠ΄Ρ ΠΏΡΡΡ ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π΅Π΄Π½ΡΡ
, ΠΈ ΠΏΡΡΡ Π½Π΅ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΠ²ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠ±Π½Π΅Ρ. |
Jako vest' Gospod' put' pravednykh, i put' nechestivykh pogibnet. |
For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. |
| ΠΠ»Π»ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΈΠ°, Π°Π»Π»ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΈΠ°, Π°Π»Π»ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΈΠ°. | Allilujia, allilujia, allilujia. | Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. |
| Π Π°Π±ΠΎΡΠ°ΠΉΡΠ΅ ΠΠΎΡΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π²ΠΈ ΡΠΎ ΡΡΡΠ°Ρ
ΠΎΠΌ ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π΄ΡΠΉΡΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΠΌΡ Ρ ΡΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΎΠΌ. |
Rabotajte Gospodevi so strakhom i radujtesja Emu s trepetom. |
Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice in Him with trembling. |
| ΠΠ»Π»ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΈΠ°, Π°Π»Π»ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΈΠ°, Π°Π»Π»ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΈΠ°. | Allilujia, allilujia, allilujia. | Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. |
| ΠΠ»Π°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈ Π²ΡΠΈ Π½Π°Π΄Π΅ΡΡΠΈΠΈΡΡ ΠΠ°Π½Ρ. | Blazheni vsi nadejushchiisja Nan'. | Blessed are all who take refuge in him. |
| ΠΠ»Π»ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΈΠ°, Π°Π»Π»ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΈΠ°, Π°Π»Π»ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΈΠ°. | Allilujia, allilujia, allilujia. | Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. |
| ΠΠΎΡΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΈ, ΠΠΎΡΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΈ, ΡΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈ ΠΌΡ, ΠΠΎΠΆΠ΅ ΠΌΠΎΠΉ. | Voskresni, Gospodi, spasi mja, Bozhe moj. | Arise, O Lord! Save me, O my God! |
| ΠΠ»Π»ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΈΠ°, Π°Π»Π»ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΈΠ°, Π°Π»Π»ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΈΠ°. | Allilujia, allilujia, allilujia. | Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. |
| ΠΠΎΡΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π½Π΅ Π΅ΡΡΡ ΡΠΏΠ°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ Π½Π° Π»ΡΠ΄Π΅Ρ
Π’Π²ΠΎΠΈΡ
Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π’Π²ΠΎΠ΅. |
Gospodne est' spasenie i na ljudekh Tvoikh blagoslovenie Tvoe. |
Salvation is of the Lord; and Thy blessing is upon Thy people. |
| ΠΠ»Π»ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΈΠ°, Π°Π»Π»ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΈΠ°, Π°Π»Π»ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΈΠ°. | Allilujia, allilujia, allilujia. | Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. |
| Π‘Π»Π°Π²Π° ΠΡΡΡ ΠΈ Π‘ΡΠ½Ρ ΠΈ Π‘Π²ΡΡΠΎΠΌΡ ΠΡΡ
Ρ, ΠΈ Π½ΡΠ½Π΅ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΈ Π²ΠΎ Π²Π΅ΠΊΠΈ Π²Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠ². ΠΠΌΠΈΠ½Ρ. |
Slava Otcu i Synu i Svjatomu Dukhu, i nyne i prisno i vo veki vekov. Amin'. |
Glory to the Father. And to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen. |
| ΠΠ»Π»ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΈΠ°, Π°Π»Π»ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΈΠ°, Π°Π»Π»ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΈΠ°. Π‘Π»Π°Π²Π° Π’Π΅Π±Π΅, ΠΠΎΠΆΠ΅. |
Allilujia, allilujia, allilujia. Slava Tebe, Bozhe. |
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to Thee, O God! |
| ΠΠ»Π»ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΈΠ°, Π°Π»Π»ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΈΠ°, Π°Π»Π»ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΈΠ°. Π‘Π»Π°Π²Π° Π’Π΅Π±Π΅, ΠΠΎΠΆΠ΅. |
Allilujia, allilujia, allilujia. Slava Tebe, Bozhe. |
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to Thee, O God! |
| ΠΠ»Π»ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΈΠ°, Π°Π»Π»ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΈΠ°, Π°Π»Π»ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΈΠ°. Π‘Π»Π°Π²Π° Π’Π΅Π±Π΅, ΠΠΎΠΆΠ΅. |
Allilujia, allilujia, allilujia. Slava Tebe, Bozhe. |
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to Thee, O God! |
Referencesβ»
- ^ Kastalsky, A.; Pring, S. W. (1925). "My Musical Career and My Thoughts on Church Music". The Musical Quarterly. 11 (2): 231β247. ISSN 0027-4631. Retrieved 5 February 2024.