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Zasnavannie Vi​ĺ​ni (Founding of Vi​ĺ​nia)

from Water, Hops and Malt. 2017 by Stary Olsa

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Ballad, Maciej Stryjkowski, 16 c.

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Заснаванне Вільні

На гары, там дзе замкавыя вежы,
Там раней вечны зніч палаў бязмежны,
Велькі княжа Гедымін
І дружына разам з ім
Палявалі на тура велічэзна.

Вельмі ўсцешаны князь сваёй здабычай,
Тур забіты ля рэчкі маляўнічай.
Пір-бяседа, страваў дым,
Мёд і піва па-за тым,
Князь на футры спачыць прылёг у звычай.

Моцны сон князя ахінуў імкліва,
Воўк сталёвы выходзіць як на дзіва.
Звер завыў магутна так
Нібы зграя па лясах,
Латы воўка зіхочуць пералівам.

Гедымін зранку склікаў вайдалотаў,
Каб тлумачылі дзіўны сон употай.
“Пабудуеш горад свой,
Княства, гонар і спакой.
Вой ваўкоў – гэта слава між народаў.”

Слухаў князь прадказанне тое ціха
Пра вяшчунства сталёвага ваўчыга.
Горад слаўны заснаваў,
Вільняй на вякі назваў
І сталіцай зрабіў Літвы вялікай.


Founding of Viĺnia

On the mountain where the castle towers,
There used to burn an eternal flame.
The great Duke Hedymin
Was hunting down the enormous bison
With his troops.

The Duke was happy with his capture.
The defeated bison lay by the picturesque river.
Feast, celebration, smell of food,
Beer and mead after,
The Duke fell asleep on the fur as per custom.

The Duke fell into deep sleep,
A Steel wolf appeared as if by magic.
The beast howled fiercely,
Like an entire pack howls in the woods;
The wolf’s armor shimmered with light.

The Duke called the oracles at daybreak.
They explained the secret of the strange dream:
“You’ll build your city, The Duchy,
You will gain honor and peace.
The Wolves’ howling is the glory among nations.”

The Duke listened to the words of prophesy,
The prophesy of the steel wolf.
Then he founded a great city.
He named it Viĺnia for centuries to come
And made it the capital of the Great Litva.

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from Water, Hops and Malt. 2017, track released August 21, 2017

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Stary Olsa Minsk, Belarus

Medieval music band from Minsk, Belarus.
WHAT WE DO:
- Recreate the musical traditions of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 13th – 18th c.
- Perform traditional folklore of the cities and knights of the Belarusian and European Middle Ages, Renaissance music and Early Baroque music.
- Our musical instruments these periods have been reproduced with authentic materials and techniques. ... more

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