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by Nikolai Maksimovich Vilenkin (1855 - 1937), as Nikolai Maksimovich Minsky
Translation Singable translation by J. von Lagin

Успокоение
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Слиш­ком много ли­стьев от­ле­те­ло,
И дро­жит земли нагое тело
Под сер­ди­то-хле­щу­щим до­ждем.
Нис­па­дай­те, хло­пья снега, скрой­те,
Усы­пи­те, скрась­те, успо­кой­те!
Вас, о, хло­пья снеж­ные, мы ждем!

Как слова хо­лод­ных песен неж­ных
Ис­це­ля­ют боль сер­дец мя­теж­ных,
Ис­це­ли­те боль осен­них ран!
Там, где ли­стья тлеют мерт­вой кучей,
Воз­ни­кай­те на­сы­пью ле­ту­чей,
Хло­пья снега, цвет над­звезд­ных стран.

Гряз­ный прах, где страж­дем и бо­ле­ем,
Осе­ни­те чи­стым мав­зо­ле­ем,
Хло­пья снега, мра­мор незем­ной,
И края вет­вей оси­ро­те­лых
Отяг­чи­те вязью лилий белых, —
Да цве­тут нетлен­ною вес­ной!

Вы мои услы­ша­ли мо­ле­нья,
Вы земли оку­та­ли се­ле­нья,
Хло­пья снега, пух лег­чай­ших крыл.
Как напев моих сти­хов хо­лод­ных,
Ваш налет ал­ма­зов небо­род­ных
Язвы мира скра­сил и по­крыл.

A. Gretchaninov sets stanzas 1-2

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Text Authorship:

  • by Nikolai Maksimovich Vilenkin (1855 - 1937), as Nikolai Maksimovich Minsky, "Успо­ко­е­ние", appears in Мерт­вые ли­стья (Mertvyje list'ja), no. 3, first published 1900 [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), "Успокоение", op. 52 no. 3, published 1911, stanzas 1-2 [ alto and string quartet ], from Листопад = Tote Blätter. Drei Naturbilder für Altstimme mit Streichquartett, no. 3, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by J. von Lagin , "Beruhigung" ; composed by Aleksandr Tikhonovich Gretchaninov.
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Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2021-06-07
Line count: 24
Word count: 105

Beruhigung
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Russian (Русский) 
Viele, viele Blätter sind verwittert,
Und der Erde nackter Leib erzittert
Unter grimmen Regens Peitschenstreich;
Komm, o Schnee, kommt, Flocken, und verschönet, 
breitet lullend Schleierhüllen und versöhnet. 
Kommet bald, o Flocken lind und weich.

Wie ein Wort mit Liedeskosen 
Zärtlich heilt das Weh bei Herzenstosen,
Kommet ihr zur Linderung gesandt.
Wo die Blätter modern, vielgestaltig, Häufet, 
Flocken, Hügelgrab gewaltig,
Flocken blüten, Flor vom Sternenland.

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A. Gretchaninov sets stanzas 1-2

Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation by J. von Lagin , "Beruhigung"

Based on:

  • a text in Russian (Русский) by Nikolai Maksimovich Vilenkin (1855 - 1937), as Nikolai Maksimovich Minsky, "Успо­ко­е­ние", appears in Мерт­вые ли­стья (Mertvyje list'ja), no. 3, first published 1900
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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), "Beruhigung", op. 52 no. 3, published 1911, stanzas 1-2 [ alto and string quartet ], from Листопад = Tote Blätter. Drei Naturbilder für Altstimme mit Streichquartett, no. 3, confirmed with a CD booklet, also set in Russian (Русский) [sung text checked 1 time]

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2017-10-05
Line count: 24
Word count: 64

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