Irmos: This appointed and holy day, one Saturday is the King and Lord, the holiday is a holiday and a triumph is triumphs, and let us bless Christ forever.
Translation 2. This day, marked, holy,
One from the Sabbath* is both king and lord,
Holidays are a holiday
And triumph is from celebrations:
On this day we bless Christ forever.
*According to Jewish accounts, this is “the first day after the Sabbath” (Matthew 28:1), which, miraculously becoming the day of the Resurrection of Christ, is called the “king” of all days.
Chorus: Christ is Risen from the dead.
Come, the new birth of the vine, the Divine joy, in the special days of the Resurrection, let us partake of the Kingdom of Christ, singing Him as God forever.
Translation 2. Come, new fruit of the vine,
Divine joy
On the day of Resurrection is significant
Let us join the Kingdom of Christ,
Praising Him as God forever.
Chorus: Christ is Risen from the dead.
Lift up your eyes around, O Zion, and see: behold, your children have come to you like a God-bright luminary, from the west, and the north, and the sea, and the east, in you blessing Christ forever.
Translation 2. Raise your eyes, O Zion, and look around:
For behold, they have come to you like divine lights,
And from the west, and the north, and the sea,
Your children, and from the east,
Blessing Christ in you forever.
Chorus: Most Holy Trinity, our God, glory to Thee.
Father Almighty, and Word, and Soul, the three natures united in all hypostases, the Subsubstantial and Divine One, we are baptized in Thee and we bless Thee to all ages.
Translation 2. Father Almighty, Word of God and Holy Spirit,
In three persons there is one Nature,
The Supreme of both essence and deity,
In Your name we were baptized,
We bless you throughout all ages.
Glory: You came into the world, the Lord, the Virgin Mother of God, and dissolved the womb of hell, granting us the resurrection of mortals: therefore let us bless Him forever.
And now: Having cast down the whole power of death, Your Son, the Virgin, by His resurrection, like the mighty God, has exalted us and deified us. Moreover, we praise Him forever.
On katavasiya again irmos: This is the appointed and holy day, one Saturday is the King and Lord, the holiday is a holiday and a triumph is triumphs, and let us bless Christ forever.
Christ is Risen from the dead, trampling down death and giving life to those in the tombs. (Thrice)