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... О, Боже мой! Взгляни на грешную меня; Я мучусь, я больна душой, Изрыта скорбью грудь моя. О, мой Творец, велик мой грех, Я на земле преступней всех. Кипела в нём младая кровь, Была чиста его любовь, Но он её в груди своей Таил так свято от людей. Я знала всё... О Боже мой! Прости мне, грешной и больной. Его я муки поняла; Улыбкой, взором лишь одним Я б исцелить его могла, Но я не сжалилась над ним. ... Томился долго, долго он, Печалью тяжкой удручён; И умер, бедный, наконец, О Боже мой, о мой Творец! Тронься грешною мольбой Взгляни, как я больна душой.
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Note on TransliterationsComposition:
- Set to music by Sergei Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943), "Молитва", op. 8 (Шесть романсов = Shest' romansov (Six songs)) no. 6
Text Authorship:
- by Aleksey Nikolayevich Pleshcheyev (1825 - 1893), "Молитва", written 1845, first published 1846
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Erwin und Elmire
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- ENG English (Aliana de la Guardia) , "Prayer", copyright © 2003, (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: 24
Word count: 121
... Oh, my God! Look at sinful me; I suffer, I am ill in my soul, sorrow tortures my breast. Oh, my Creator, great is my sin, I am the worst criminal on earth. Young blood boiled in him, pure was his love, but he kept it in himself so holy, from people. I knew it all... Oh, my God! Forgive me, sinful and ill. I understood his sufferings; With only the sign of a smile I could have cured him, But I didn't pity him. ... He suffered long, long, With sadness and heavily depressed And died, miserable at last, Oh, my God, Oh, my Creator! Be touched by my sinful prayer... Look how I am ill in my soul.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Russian (Русский) to English copyright © 2003 by Aliana de la Guardia, (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.
Based on:
- a text in Russian (Русский) by Aleksey Nikolayevich Pleshcheyev (1825 - 1893), "Молитва", written 1845, first published 1846
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Erwin und Elmire
Go to the general single-text view
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 140