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by Osip Emil'evich Mandelstam (1891 - 1938)

И Шуберт на воде, и Моцарт в птичьем гаме
 (Sung text for setting by V. Silvestrov)
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Language: Russian (Русский) 
Our translations:  ENG
И Шуберт на воде, и Моцарт в птичьем гаме,
И Гёте, свищущий на вьющейся тропе,
И Гамлет, мысливший пугливыми шагами,
Считали пульс толпы и верили толпе.
Быть может, прежде губ уже родился шопот
И в бездревесности кружилися листы,
  И те, кому мы посвящаем опыт,
  До опыта приобрели черты.

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Note on Transliterations

Composition:

    Set to music by Valentin Vasilovich Silvestrov (b. 1937), "И Шуберт на воде, и Моцарт в птичьем гаме", 1974-1977 [ baritone and piano ], from Тихие песни, no. 23, confirmed with a CD booklet

Text Authorship:

  • by Osip Emil'evich Mandelstam (1891 - 1938), no title, written 1934, appears in Восьмистишия (Vos'mistishija), no. 7

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

  • ENG English (Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov) , "And Schubert on the water, and Mozart in the bird's hubbub", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Dmitri Smirnov

This text was added to the website: 2008-01-22
Line count: 8
Word count: 48

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