And you believe them?
I don't have to believe anyone. I am a native Russian speaker and fixed the "mistakes" myself. I will post it at the end. If anyone here objects to my translation, please let me know.
"They had a mighty funny way of showing that."
"Then they should have held their protest outside some administrative office, not in the Cathedral. …I wish that the members of Act Up and Wham who committed lewd acts in Cathedrals in the US would have gotten similar punishments."
Again, this issue has been protested sporadically for years at other venues and with other techniques. First of all, mass outdoor protests are very limited and suppressed because the corrupt government refuses to issue the permits. If you start a protest without permit in Moscow, you are very likely to be shot and/or imprisoned for longer than this band. Second of all, any successful protests or dissent are covered up by the state-controlled media.
This act was provocative enough to finally get the worldwide attention this issue deserves. In Europe, it has been front-page news for a while.
There was nothing lewd about this act. They were literaly covered head to toe except for a small neckline. PHOTO
Russian Original
(Хор)
Богородица, Дево, Путина прогони
Путина прогони, Путина прогони
(конец хора)
Черная ряса, золотые погоны
Все прихожане ползут на поклоны
Призрак свободы на небесах
Гей-прайд отправлен в Сибирь в кандалах
Глава КГБ, их главный святой
Ведет протестующих в СИЗО под конвой
Чтобы Святейшего не оскорбить
Женщинам нужно рожать и любить
Срань, срань, срань Господня
Срань, срань, срань Господня
(Хор) Богородица, Дево, стань феминисткой
Стань феминисткой, феминисткой стань
(конец хора)
Церковная хвала прогнивших воджей
Крестный ход из черных лимузинов
В школу к тебе собирается проповедник
Иди на урок - принеси ему денег!
Патриарх Гундяй верит в Путина
Лучше бы в Бога, сука, верил
Пояс девы не заменит митингов -
На протестах с нами Приснодева Мария!
(Хор)
Богородица, Дево, Путина прогони
Путина прогони, Путина прогони
(конец хора)
Translation with My Corrections in BOLD
(choir)
Virgin Mary, Mother of God, chase Putin away
chase Putin away, chase Putin away
(end chorus)
Black robe, golden epaulettes
All parishioners crawl to bow
The phantom of liberty is in heaven
Gay-pride sent to Siberia in chains
The head of the KGB, their chief saint,
Leads protesters to SIZO (a type of prison) in convoy
In order not to offend His Holiness
Women must give birth and love
Crap, crap, Holy crap!
Crap, crap, Holy crap!
(Chorus)
Virgin Mary, Mother of God, become a feminist
Become a feminist, become a feminist
(end chorus)
The Church’s praise of rotten dictators
The cross-bearer procession of black limousines
A teacher-preacher will meet you at school
Go to class - bring him money!
Patriarch Gundyaev believes in Putin
Better if he, that bitch, believed in God instead
The belt of the Virgin can’t replace mass-meetings
Mary, Mother of God, is with us in protest!
(Chorus)
Virgin Mary, Mother of God, chase Putin away
chase Putin away, chase Putin away
(end chorus)
Most Common English Translation posted online:
(choir)
Virgin Mary, Mother of God, put Putin away
Рut Putin away, put Putin away
(end chorus)
Black robe, golden epaulettes
All parishioners crawl to bow
The phantom of liberty is in heaven
Gay-pride sent to Siberia in chains
The head of the KGB, their chief saint,
Leads protesters to prison under escort
In order not to offend His Holiness
Women must give birth and love
Shit, shit, the Lord's shit!
Shit, shit, the Lord's shit!
(Chorus)
Virgin Mary, Mother of God, become a feminist
Become a feminist, become a feminist
(end chorus)
The Church’s praise of rotten dictators
The cross-bearer procession of black limousines
A teacher-preacher will meet you at school
Go to class - bring him money!
Patriarch Gundyaev believes in Putin
Bitch, better believe in God instead
The belt of the Virgin can’t replace mass-meetings
Mary, Mother of God, is with us in protest!
(Chorus)
Virgin Mary, Mother of God, put Putin away
Рut Putin away, put Putin away
(end chorus)
