:59:03
But it was you who taught me
to weed them out
:59:07
The Tsar's connections outshine
all other connections
:59:11
As the celestial tamarind
outshines homely oak
:59:17
Aren't we the new forest growing
about you?
:59:23
I don't hack down oaks to make
room for wretched aspens
:59:32
Don't touch the Tsar's
relations!
:59:35
The ties of blood are sacred!
:59:42
Aren't we who are closest to you
bound to you by other blood-
:59:49
blood which has been shed?
:59:52
You're no relation of mine
:59:58
You are my slaves
1:00:01
I raised you from the dust
to crush the boyar traitors
1:00:06
I express my will through you
1:00:10
Your function is to serve me,
not to teach me how to behave
1:00:17
Keep to your place,
Basmanovs!
1:00:24
You are beginning to catch
the boyars' sickness
1:00:27
You are beginning to get ideas
about rank
1:00:31
Would you like to put yourself
beside the Tsar?
1:00:35
I've sworn never to fraternise
with the boyars
1:00:39
nor with the landowners
1:00:59
I am alone,