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by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841)

Молитва
 (Sung text for setting by M. Glinka)
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Language: Russian (Русский) 
В минуту жизни трудную
Теснится ль в сердце грусть,
Одну молитву чудную
Твержу я наизусть.

Есть сила благодатная
В созвучьи слов живых,
И дышит непонятная,
Святая прелесть в них.

С души как бремя скатится,
Сомненье далеко --
И верится, и плачется,
И так легко, легко...

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Note on Transliterations

Composition:

    Set to music by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (1804 - 1857), "Молитва", published 1855

Text Authorship:

  • by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841), "Молитва", first published 1839

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

  • ENG English (Martha Gilbert Dickinson Bianchi) , "The prayer", appears in Russian Lyrics, first published 1916


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 44

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