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by Aleksey Stepanovich Khomyakov (1804 - 1860)

Ноктюрн
 (Sung text for setting by M. Balakirev)
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Language: Russian (Русский) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Вчерашняя ночь была так светла.
Вчерашняя ночь всё звёзды зажгла так ясно,
Что, глядя на холмы и дремлющий лес,
На воды, блестящие блеском небес,
Я думал: о, жить в этом мире чудес прекрасно!

Прекрасны и волны и даль степей,
Прекрасна в одежде зелёных ветвей дубрава;
Прекрасна любовь с вечно свежим венком,
И дружбы звезда с неизменным лучом,
И песен восторг с озарённым челом, и слава!

Взглянул я на небо, там твердь ясна;
Высоко, высоко восходит она над бездной;
Там звёзды живые катятся в огне...
И детское чувство проснулось во мне;
И думал я: лучше нам в той вышине надзвёздной!

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Note on Transliterations

Composition:

    Set to music by Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837 - 1910), "Ноктюрн", 1895

Text Authorship:

  • by Aleksey Stepanovich Khomyakov (1804 - 1860), no title, appears in Nachtstück, no. 1

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

  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 101

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