Three pieces for choir and orchestra

My land, native land,
your expanses never end, 
glowing with incorruptible beauty, 
you draw all hearts to yourself. 
 
Great people of our Fatherland:
powerful, courageous, and close-knit;
fearing enemies like anger and fate, 
to friends, they are as faithful as brothers.
 
Two treasures they hold priceless
and will never pass away,
due to daring attempts 
in the battle to save them for us. 
 
They are our happiness and defense,
known by all of their names: 
Freedom, Friendship are the two treasures
and their Homeland is strong, yes! 
 
Calm, wise, dignified, 
growing and gaining strength, our people 
are not abusive, we are proud of our glory 
and that peace on earth reigns.
 
Raising your banner high,
with giant Russian strides;
called to eternal friendship 
are people of all tribes and countries!

Here, friend, toward a bright goal
we walked the same path,
Here, as in a peaceful cradle,
Childhood days flew by us 
youthful years flowing serenely away. 

Only today we (now) know, 
what a sweet, shady daydream it was;
but now the sorrowful day 
is the coming day of separation!

Our hearts will never forget
You, who cherished and sheltered us.
The whole world will be foreign to us,
after our formative home institute, 
peaceful institute! 

Like an arrow rushing through time, 
we will, every day and hour,
have grateful souls for those 
who reared us with love.

In our youthful hearts is stored
your image, O native mother,
our stronghold is invincible, 
new strengths and living spring!

In parting, who among us will forget
this shelter for innocent joys? 
You will be for us light in any storm,
Motherland – peaceful institute!

Distance revealed before us,
we will wait, work, struggle; 
fortunately, in the different ways
Fate tells us to go.

Restless, profound times, 
days of coming darkness,
but in joy and in sorrow, 
in friendship we will correct.

Well, friends, what frightens us? 
We grew up as one family; 
friendship in life will help us 
take any path with honor! 

At the dawn of young life
in our childhood years,
Fate led us here 
from all over the Fatherland.
 
And now under the same roof
we come together for the last time,
leading us to the brink, 
opening a new way for us.
 
Refrain:
 And souls burn with desire 
 continuing day after day:
 that strength, wit, and knowledge
 may be gifts to bring to the Fatherland! 
 
Life and work call us
authoritatively to happiness,
but we will always remember
our dear institute. 
 
Here, in the way we started,
here, a ripe young mind,
how here we had clean,
bright ideas, bold thoughts!
 
(Refrain)
 
Let the blessing of Fate
forever send out into the world 
we who are at peace here, 
where we studied so much! 
 
Eternal truth and science,
you have opened for us the light! 
Oh, depart in this very hour
with a vow of gratitude!
 
Parting from you now, 
we carry for the coming days, 
as a treasured relic, 
everything that inspires us.
 
Let your flame break forth
and kindle the courage in our hearts, 
without the rays of sunset
illuminating our challenging path.
 
We are not afraid of this challenge,
we shall go forward:
strength, wit, and knowledge
to bring as gifts to the Fatherland!
 
Tomorrow we will leave, 
the signal light beckons us,
waiting to share something new with us, 
Beyond our girlish years. 
 
Hand in hand, farewell! 
Let fly a string of years,
make a promise of eternal friendship, 
Which we will keep forever! 

Let desire not fade in us 
continuing day after day: 
that strength, wit, and knowledge 
may be gifts to bring to the Fatherland!