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by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841)

У врат обители святой
 (Sung text for setting by C. Cui)
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Language: Russian (Русский) 
Our translations:  ENG
У врат обители святой
Стоял просящий подаянья,
Бедняк иссохший, чуть живой
От глада, жажды и страданья.

Куска лишь хлеба он просил,
И взор являл живую муку,
И кто-то камень положил
В его протянутую руку.

Так я молил твоей любви
С слезами горькими, с тоскою;
Так чувства лучшие мои
Обмануты навек тобою!

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Note on Transliterations

Composition:

    Set to music by César Antonovich Cui (1835 - 1918), "У врат обители святой", op. 27 (Шесть романсов = Shest' romansov (Six romances)) no. 3 (1884), published 1884 [ voice and piano ], St. Petersburg: V. Bessel

Text Authorship:

  • by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841), "Нищий", written 1830, first published 1844

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

  • ENG English (Anton Bespalov) (Rianne Stam) , "At the gates of the holy cloister", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 53

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