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by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837)

Эпиграмма
 (Sung text for setting by B. Britten)
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Language: Russian (Русский) 
Our translations:  FRE
Полу-милорд, полу-купец,
Полу-мудрец, полу-невежда,
Полу-подлец, но есть надежда,
Что будет полным наконец.

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Composition:

    Set to music by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Эпиграмма", op. 76 no. 5 (1965), from Эхо Поэта = `Ekho Po`eta, no. 5

Text Authorship:

  • by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837), no title, written 1824

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Épigramme", copyright © 2015, (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: 4
Word count: 12

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