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The Lonely Wanderer
Song Cycle by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948 - 2020)
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По небу полуночи ангел летел, И тихую песню он пел; И месяц, и звёзды, и тучи толпой Внимали той песне святой. Он пел о блаженстве безгрешных духов Под кущами райских садов; О боге великом он пел, и хвала Его непритворна была. Он душу младую в объятиях нёс Для мира печали и слёз; И звук его песни в душе молодой Остался -- без слов, но живой. И долго на свете томилась она, Желанием чудным полна, И звуков небес заменить не могли Ей скучные песни земли.
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- by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841), "Ангел", first published 1831
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See also Tolstoy's poem Горними тихо летела душа небесами.
The angel was flying through the sky of midnight And he sang a song quietly; And the moon and the stars, and the crowd of clouds Hearkened to that holy song. He sang on the bliss of the sinless spirits In the pastures of the gardens of heaven; He sang on the great God, and his praise Of Him was genuine. He carried a young soul in his arms To the world of grief and tears; And the sound of his song in the young soul Remained - wordless but alive. And it languished in the world for a long time, Filled with a tremendous desire, And the sounds of heaven could not be replaced With the dull songs of the earth.
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Никто моим словам не внемлет... я один. День гаснет... красными рисуясь полосами, На запад уклонились тучи, и камин Трещит передо мной. -- Я полон весь мечтами, О будущем... и дни мои толпой Однообразною проходят предо мной, И тщетно я ищу смущенными очами Меж них хоть день один, отмеченный судьбой!
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No one listens to me ... I am alone. Day goes out ... the red strips of clouds, Come to the West, and the fireplace Is snapping before me. -- I am filled by dreams About the future... and my days as a crowd Pass monotonously in front of me, And vainly I search with my confused eyes Any day among them marked by fate.
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Translation of title "Одиночество" = "Loneliness"This text was added to the website: 2009-11-02
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Горные вершины Спят во тьме ночной. Тихие долины Полны свежей мглой. Не пылит дорога, Не дрожат листы. Подожди немного, Отдохнёшь и ты.
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- by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841), first published 1840
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Ein Gleiches", written 1780, first published 1815
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The mountain heights Sleep in the darkness of night The quiet valleys Are filled with dewy haze. The road has no dust, The leaves do not shake ... Wait awhile And you will have a rest.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Russian (Русский) to English copyright © 2009 by Dmitri Smirnov, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in Russian (Русский) by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841), first published 1840
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Ein Gleiches", written 1780, first published 1815
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This text was added to the website: 2009-11-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 35