Подвиг есть и в сраженьи, Подвиг есть и в борьбе, Высший подвиг в терпеньи Любви и мольбе. Если сердце заныло Перед злобой людской, Иль насилье схватило Тебя цепью стальюй; Если скорби земные Жалом в душу впились, -- С верой бодрой и смелой Ты за подвиг берись. Есть у подвига крылья, И взлетишь ты на них, Без труда, без усилья, Выше мраков земных; Выше крыши темницы, Выше злобы слепой, Выше воплей и криков Гордой черни людской.
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- by Aleksey Stepanovich Khomyakov (1804 - 1860), no title, first published 1859 [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 Neplyuyev , "Подвиг есть и в сраженьи" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893), "Подвиг", op. 60 (Двенадцать романсов = Dvenadcat' romansov (Twelve romances) = Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 11 (1886) [ voice and piano ], also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
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- ENG English (Leonid Gulchin) , no title, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Bruno Tutenberg) , "Größe der Tat"
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Groß ist man in den Kämpfen, groß im Streit gegen Schuld, größer aber ist Liebe und auch die Geduld. Wenn durch Bosheit der Menschen dir das Herz überwällt und mit ehernen Ketten dich zwingt rohe Gewalt, wenn die irdischen Leiden sieden in deinem Blut schreite tapfer zu Taten, schöp im Glauben den Mut! Taten können beflügeln, aufwärts fliegst du dann gleich, leicht und mühelos schwebend über finsterem Reich, über Dächer der Kerker voller Bosheit und Groll, voller Stöhnen und Schreien, das so gell und so toll!
From a Tchaikovsky score.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Bruno Tutenberg (1887 - 1968), "Größe der Tat" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Russian (Русский) by Aleksey Stepanovich Khomyakov (1804 - 1860), no title, first published 1859
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Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2011-01-12
Line count: 20
Word count: 86