Мора [Mora] [English translation]

Stribog's1 horses fly - wind in their manes,

Perun's2 hooves - chasm below lightning,

Horses of Dazhbog3 frolic like rain,

And the Horse of Horses - a crown in the sky.

Hot wave - into priestess's eyes,

Red iron - to priestess's wrists,

Gold stars under the belt,

A peal - calling my name.

"Stribog's sister, Perun's spinner,

Daughter of Dazhbog and my Mora4,

Come, spin my thread, Mora,

Come, I've opened the path, Mora"

The gates were open by ray like by sword,

And I was bound by a band of flight.

Goodbye, Perun, do bear ill will,

Forgive me, Stribog, such is the lot,

Dazhbog shall pass, go by in pain;

Cruel is my god, cruel is my god - the Sun Horse.

Go by in pain...

Cruel is my god - the Horse of Horses,

The Sun Horse...

Maids, wives -

To the water!

Ladu-ladu,

To the water!...5

1. Slavic God of wind, sky and air2. Slavic god of thunder and lightning3. Slavic god of sun4. Indo-European deity of death and rebirth, in Slavic folklore also associated with winter5. Folk ritual song of Kupala Night - a celebration of summer solstice