Blazhen Muzh

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"Blazhen Muzh" (Church Slavonic: Блажен муж, "Blessed is the Man") is a setting of verses from Psalms 1, 2, and 3 taken from the Byzantine (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 it to be performed at the Dormition Cathedral.[1]

Text of the hymn[edit]

The version below is the one set by Sergei Rachmaninoff in his All-Night Vigil.

Original (Russian
Orthodox Church)
Romanisation English translation
Блажен муж, иже не иде на совет
нечестивых.
Blazhen muzh, izhe ne ide na sovet
nechestivykh.
Blessed is the man, who walks not in the
counsel of the wicked.
Аллилуиа, аллилуиа, аллилуиа. Allilujia, allilujia, allilujia. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Яко весть Господь путь праведных, и путь
нечестивых погибнет.
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.
Аллилуиа, аллилуиа, аллилуиа. Allilujia, allilujia, allilujia. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Работайте Господеви со страхом и радуйтеся
Ему с трепетом.
Rabotajte Gospodevi so strakhom i radujtesja
Emu s trepetom.
Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice in Him
with trembling.
Аллилуиа, аллилуиа, аллилуиа. Allilujia, allilujia, allilujia. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Блажени вси надеющиися Нань. Blazheni vsi nadejushchiisja Nan'. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
Аллилуиа, аллилуиа, аллилуиа. Allilujia, allilujia, allilujia. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Воскресни, Господи, спаси мя, Боже мой. Voskresni, Gospodi, spasi mja, Bozhe moj. Arise, O Lord! Save me, O my God!
Аллилуиа, аллилуиа, аллилуиа. Allilujia, allilujia, allilujia. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Господне есть спасение и на людех Твоих
благословение Твое.
Gospodne est' spasenie i na ljudekh Tvoikh
blagoslovenie Tvoe.
Salvation is of the Lord; and Thy blessing
is upon Thy people.
Аллилуиа, аллилуиа, аллилуиа. Allilujia, allilujia, allilujia. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Слава Отцу и Сыну и Святому Духу, и ныне и
присно и во веки веков. Аминь.
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.
Аллилуиа, аллилуиа, аллилуиа. Слава Тебе,
Боже.
Allilujia, allilujia, allilujia. Slava Tebe,
Bozhe.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to Thee,
O God!
Аллилуиа, аллилуиа, аллилуиа. Слава Тебе,
Боже.
Allilujia, allilujia, allilujia. Slava Tebe,
Bozhe.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to Thee,
O God!
Аллилуиа, аллилуиа, аллилуиа. Слава Тебе,
Боже.
Allilujia, allilujia, allilujia. Slava Tebe,
Bozhe.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to Thee,
O God!

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kastalsky, A.; Pring, S. W. (1925). "My Musical Career and My Thoughts on Church Music". The Musical Quarterly. 11 (2): 231–247. ISSN 0027-4631. Retrieved 5 February 2024.