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by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Поэт

Language: Russian (Русский)

Our translations: ENG FRE

‎Пока не требует поэта
К священной жертве Аполлон,
В заботах су́етного света
Он малодушно погружён;
Молчит его святая лира;
Душа вкушает хладный сон,
И меж детей ничтожных мира,
Быть может, всех ничтожней он.

‎Но лишь Божественный глагол
До слуха чуткого коснётся,
Душа поэта встрепенётся,
Как пробудившийся орёл.
Тоскует он в забавах мира,
Людской чуждается молвы,
К ногам народного кумира
Не кло́нит гордой головы;
Бежит он, дикий и суровый,
И звуков и смятенья полн,
На берега пустынных волн,
В широкошумные дубровы…

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Text Authorship:

by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837), "Поэт" [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), "Поэт", op. 45 no. 5 (1897-9), from Поэту (Po`etu), no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Aleksandr Nikolayevich Shefer (1866 - 1914), "Поэт" [sung text not yet checked]
by Yevgeny Vikentevich Slavinsky (1897 - 1978), "Поэт" [sung text not yet checked]

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

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

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 80

Le poète

Language: French (Français) after the Russian (Русский)

Tant que le poète n'est pas obligé
Par Apollon au saint sacrifice,
Dans les soucis du monde vain,
Il est lâchement englouti.
Sa lyre sainte est silencieuse ;
Son âme se nourrit d'un sommeil glacé ;
Et parmi les enfants misérables du monde
Il est peut-être le plus démuni.

Mais dès que la parole divine
Touche son ouïe sensible,
L'âme du poète sursaute,
Comme un aigle éveillé.
Il s'ennuie dans le monde des plaisirs,
Il est étranger au bruit humain,
Aux pieds de l'idole du peuple
Il ne courbe pas sa tête fière ;
Il s'enfuit, sauvage et sévère,
Dans la confusion, plein de sons,
Sur la rive aux vagues désolées,
Vers le bois de chênes toujours bruyant.

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This text was added to the website: 2017-01-16
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Word count: 115