The octave | Divine mysteries of the verse's harmony

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by Apollon Nikolayevich Maykov (1821 - 1897)

Translation © by Sergey Rybin

Октава

Language: Russian (Русский)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Гармонии стиха божественные тайны
Не думай разгадать по книгам мудрецов:
У брега сонных вод, один бродя, случайно,
Прислушайся душой к шептанью тростников,
Дубравы говору; их звук необычайный 
Прочувствуй и пойми... В созвучии стихов
Невольно с уст твоих размерные октавы 
Польются, звучные, как музыка дубравы.

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Text Authorship:

by Apollon Nikolayevich Maykov (1821 - 1897), "Октава", written 1841, appears in В антологическом роде (V antologicheskom rode) [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 Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908), "Октава", op. 45 no. 3 (1897-9), from Поэту (Po`etu), no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sergey Rybin) , "The octave", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Octave", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Line count: 8
Word count: 44

The octave

Language: English after the Russian (Русский)

Divine mysteries of the verse's harmony 
Try not to unravel in the wise books:
Instead, wondering ashore by the sleepy waves, alone, 
Gently listen in with your soul to the whispering of the reeds, 
To the babble of oakwood; their wondrous sounds
Understand and take to heart... Then as harmonious poetry
Naturally from your lips the rhythmical octaves
Will flow, gracefully, like nature's own music.

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a text in Russian (Русский) by Apollon Nikolayevich Maykov (1821 - 1897), "Октава", written 1841, appears in В антологическом роде (V antologicheskom rode)
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This text was added to the website: 2017-01-14
Line count: 8
Word count: 65