by Osip Emil'evich Mandelstam (1891 - 1938)
Translation © by Jody McAuliffe (b. 1954)
Когда городская выходит на стогны луна
Language: Russian (Русский)
Когда городская выходит на стогны луна, И медленно ей озаряется город дремучий, И ночь нарастает, унынья и меди полна, И грубому времени воск уступает певучий; И плачет кукушка на каменной башне своей, И бледная жница, сходящая в мир бездыханный, Тихонько шевелит огромные спицы теней И жёлтой соломой бросает на пол деревянный…
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- by Osip Emil'evich Mandelstam (1891 - 1938), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Jody McAuliffe (b. 1954) , copyright © ; composed by Scott Wheeler.
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When the city moon appears on the square
Language: English  after the Russian (Русский)
When the city moon appears on the square [ ... ]
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Authorship:
- by Jody McAuliffe (b. 1954), copyright © [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Russian (Русский) by Osip Emil'evich Mandelstam (1891 - 1938), no title
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Scott Wheeler (b. 1952), "When the city moon appears on the square", 2020 [ baritone and piano ], from Three Russian Nocturnes, no. 1, Scott Wheeler Music [sung text checked 1 time]
This text was added to the website: 2022-05-14
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Word count: 61