Debyat' (Nine)
Lyrics and Music: Nienna (Natalya Vasileva)
Translation: Maureen S. O'Brien



Nine winged shadows -- over the sleeping land,
Nine black horses -- clatter of hooves.
Nine journeys -- may the soul forget peace.
Nine hearts -- or my heart beats.
  Nine judgements not recorded in the Book,
  Nine threads in Fate's fabric not cut off,
  Nine Dead, whom the Road gives undeath,
  Nine guards of the world, forever veiled in darkness.

Nine horses -- the hooves tap along, tap along,
Ancient lute -- nine iron strings;
The bow drawn in the sky by the young moon:
Nine -- as once the Circle of Nine Runes.
  Nine judgement-threads wound into one string,
  Nine of the tower revolt from dust -- the Iron Tower,
  Nine bright swords like nine lightnings flash
  And age-old flame burns inside nine hearts.

So glorified by that one, who dares be seen and sing,
Who on the scroll the hundred ancient runes has read.
Life's worth is only known by those who've passed through death,
So on the road, on the road, in the name of the Star -- forward!
  Nine riders -- Service-sworn -- in the Star's name,
  Nine horsemen -- this path is not the end,
  Nine brothers -- may your hearts be resolute; 
  Nine Nazgul -- truly the Fellowship of the Ring.

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This translation provided by Maureen O'Brien for the benefit 
of fans who know even less Russian than she does.