Translated by A. Z. Foreman - Stanzas to Tsar Nicholas I lyrics

In hopes of glory and good will With fearless gaze I look ahead. The star of Peter's dawn was ill With many a rebel's severed head. But he with truth engaged men's hearts, With learning gentled uncouth ways, And honored Dolgorúki's arts Against the Musketeers' mad frays. He bid with autocratic hand Seeds of enlightenment grow free, And did not spurn his native land, Knowing full well its destiny. Man of the sword, man of the scroll, As shipmate and as shipwright known, For with his all-embracing soul He was a workman on the throne. In kinship likeness, then, take pride; By noble lineage stand defined. Like him let staunchness be your guide. Eschew, like him, a vengeful mind.