“Sit For The Road“ - Marsh Family original song in tribute to Alexei Navalny (“Сядем На Дорожку“)
This song is dedicated to the memory and activism of Alexei Navalny, an opposition leader in Russia who was killed last week, aged 47. He was incredibly brave, hopeful, and determined - facing horrendous trials with unmatched resolve and humour - in his fight to reform Russia and encourage the people to change the regime. He frightened Putin and the authorities because he was compassionate and strong - surviving a vicious assassination attempt by poison in August 2020, and torture and imprisonment since January 2021 - most recently at the penal colony where he died on 16 February.
We were inspired to write the song after watching a brilliant and moving documentary, Navalny (dir. Daniel Roher, 2022) that explores his life, with him reflecting: “If they decided to kill me, then it means we are incredibly strong. We need to utilize this power to not give up, to remember we are a huge power that is being oppressed.“
The song takes its main refrain from the Russian tradition of sitting for a moment in silence, and reflecting, before embarking on long journeys. Navalny did this with his friends and family before flying back to Russia. In our rendering (hence the suitcases), it is a way of sharing his defiance and his hopeful vision of a free and fair Russia with a people who are no longer oppressed by tyranny, corruption, and cruelty. In that way, although his life was cut short, his legacy is still in motion.
We mention Navalny’s nationalism in the song, which has been a source of controversy - the best information on this we could find is here: We have also tried to include a Russian translation of the lyrics (using software) - but there will no doubt be errors, for which apologies.
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LYRICS:
Maybe you’ll tell me, that Alexei Navalny
Was a citizen of nowhere
Maybe you’ll tell me, that Alexei Navalny
Was the victim of a murder
It seems his journey’s over
Now he’s just another broken body in the cold
Hidden under cover so his story won’t be told
But I know better
Cos I can see those blue eyes smiling
Through the poison, lies, and fighting
The horizon’s hard to brighten, but another Russia’s there
Where we don’t see the righteous dying
Where we don’t hear the mothers crying
Where the people aren’t so frightened
It’s beautiful and fair
CHORUS
Sit for the road, Navalny, for the road
Sit for the road, Navalny, for the road
Yes for a while, your smiling eyes are closed
While Russian brothers die in vain, in wars they never chose
But there’s a road, Navalny, there’s a road
The one you showed, Navalny, one you showed
So when it’s time, and evil is opposed
The Russia you believed in
Will stand and walk to freedom
Your heart to carry home
Maybe you’ll tell me, that Alexei Navalny
Was a nationalist or martyr
Maybe you’ll tell me, that Alexei Navalny
Was a husband or a father
His journey isn’t over
Now it’s true he’ll never see his children growing old
Still he had a vision that would open up their world
Without dictators
Cos I can see those blue eyes smiling
Through the poison, lies, and fighting
The horizon’s hard to brighten, but another Russia’s there
Where we don’t see the righteous dying
Where we don’t hear the mothers crying
Where the people aren’t so frightened
It’s beautiful and fair
CHORUS
Sit for the road, Navalny, for the road
Sit for the road, Navalny, for the road
Yes for a while, your smiling eyes are closed
While Russian brothers die in vain, in wars they never chose
But there’s a road, Navalny, there’s a road
The one you showed, Navalny, one you showed
So when it’s time, and evil is opposed
The Russia you believed in
Will stand and walk to freedom
Your heart to carry home
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