Pelageya - Текст песни Oboroten Knyas (Оборотень-князь) + перевод на Английски
Not the farmer who plows the earth
But a raven who knits the sky into clouds
In ancient Polotsk the bells are ringing
Long have there been rumours about the prince
The shadow of a wolf in the sky
Stop working for the day
Avoiding the soldiers passing by
A wizard and a changeling the prince is
The Moon's face creeps across the sky
From the east to the south
The hunt for enemies shall soon begin
Midnight is near - the skies redden, threatening
The Prince is ready to work wonders
The enemy blades are terrible
No man can overcome them
But, in wolven shape, the Prince
Leads his soldiers forward, laughing
Terrifying is he
A beast, not a man
He'll kill on the spot
Or maim for life
The enemy horde darkens the riverbank
The Wolf will need his claws and teeth
The birds fled to the forest, the fish sank to the depths
The plains are empty, swept clean by fear
Deathcries and bloodied grass
And the Prince's warband is a pack, alive
It is good to be a beast
And to drink the wine of victory
The duty that he's bound to is fulfilled
But why is then the Wolf so gloomy?
The dogs are dead
But with bitter tears
Has the victory been woven
The Prince hears the Princess' prayer
Grow not in the path of grain,
Raven stone in the desert
The warriors, brave as beasts,
Cut the darkness with their bodies
Dry their wounds, oh Wind
Lead them away from death
Do not sweep him away, oh Styx
Bring my beloved husband back, unharmed
Sun, oh holy father, let the Prince shed his fur
So that he comes back to his ancestral home
As a man unchanged
Let your rays grab the foes' arrows and swords
Grunts and flashing teeth
Let the night's bloody battle be a dream
That never happened!
The seer swore yesterday before the fight
That the Prince shall not be a wolf.
Your sons, the wolflings, wait at home
The night's sorcery has been undone
Return with the rising sun, my falcon
Cast away the beast and hurry home
Dawn breaks apart the night
And the terrible beast cries
He did not betray the princess
The last battle, the war is over
Dawn replaced the night
He shouts to his warband
"I am returning to my wife,
Finish the war! A wolf I'm not,
But a prince, a prince again."