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by Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev (1803 - 1873)

Silentium
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Молчи, скрывайся и таи
И чувства и мечты свои —
Пускай в душевной глубине
Встают и заходят оне
Безмолвно, как звезды в ночи, —
Любуйся ими — и молчи.

Как сердцу высказать себя?
Другому как понять тебя?
Поймёт ли он, чем ты живёшь?
Мысль изрече́нная есть ложь.
Взрывая, возмутишь ключи, —
Питайся ими — и молчи.

Лишь жить в себе самом умей —
Есть целый мир в душе твоей
Таинственно-волшебных дум;
Их оглушит наружный шум,
Дневные разгонят лучи, —
Внимай их пенью — и молчи!..

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Text Authorship:

  • by Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev (1803 - 1873), "Silentium", written 1830? [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Aleksandr Tikhonovich Gretchaninov (1864 - 1956), "Silentium", op. 54 no. 5, published 1912 [ voice and piano ], from Ad astra : Liederzyklus : fünf Gedichte von H. Heine, Tutschew, Cherubina de Gabriak und F. Sologub, no. 5, Leipzig, Belaieff [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Georgy Konstantinovich Pakhiopulo (b. 1872), "Silentium" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Yury Petrovich Suldin (b. 1987), "Silentium" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Dmitry Zernov , "Silentium" [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in Russian (Русский), [adaptation] ; composed by Georgi Lvovitch Catoire.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2014-05-07
Line count: 18
Word count: 85

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