Yes, 'twas on the River Neva it occurred.
On the Neva's stream, on the waters deep.
There we slew our foes' pick of fighting men,
Pick of fighting men, army of the Swedes.
Ah, how we did fight, how we routed them!
Yes, we slashed their ships of war to kindling wood.
In the fight our red blood was freely shed,
For our great land, our native Russian land.
We shall never yield native Russian land.
They who march on Russia shall be put to death.
Rise against foe, Russian land, arise!
Rise to arms, arise, great Novgorod.
Yes, 'twas on the River Neva it occurred.
On the Neva's stream, on the waters deep.
There we slew our foes' pick of fighting men,
Pick of fighting men, army of the Swedes.
Ah, how we did fight, how we routed them!
Yes, we slashed their ships of war to kindling wood.
In the fight our red blood was freely shed,
For our great land, our native Russian land.
We shall never yield native Russian land.
They who march on Russia shall be put to death.
Rise against foe, Russian land, arise!
Rise to arms, arise, great Novgorod.
Yes, 'twas on the River Neva it occurred.
On the Neva's stream, on the waters deep.
There we slew our foes' pick of fighting men,
Pick of fighting men, army of the Swedes.
Ah, how we did fight, how we routed them!
Yes, we slashed their ships of war to kindling wood.
In the fight our red blood was freely shed,
For our great land, our native Russian land.
We shall never yield native Russian land.
They who march on Russia shall be put to death.
Rise against foe, Russian land, arise!
Rise to arms, arise, great Novgorod.