by Jean Richepin (1849 - 1926)
Translation by Olga Nikolayevna Chyumina (1864 - 1909)
Où vivre ? Dans quelle ombre
Language: French (Français)
Où vivre ? Dans quelle ombre Étouffer mon ennui ? Ma tristesse est plus sombre Que la nuit. Où mourir ? Sous quelle onde Noyer mon deuil amer ? Ma peine est plus profonde Que la mer. Où fuir ? De quelle sorte Égorger mon remord ? Ma douleur est plus forte Que la mort.
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Confirmed with Les caresses, Nouvelle Édition, Paris, G. Charpentier, [no date], page 249.
Text Authorship:
- by Jean Richepin (1849 - 1926), no title, written 1877, appears in Les Caresses, in 4. Nivôse, no. 18, Paris, Éd. M. Dreyfous, first published 1882
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- ENG English (Corinne Orde) , "Anguish", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Francesco Campanella) , "Angoscia", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 49
Language: Russian (Русский)  after the French (Français)
Где жить? Во тьме каких ночей Укрыть заплаканные очи? Моё отчаянье мрачней, Чем сумрак ночи. Где умереть? В волнах каких Мне потопить избыток горя? Оно мятежней волн морских И глубже моря. Куда бежать? В какую даль? Надежды призраку не верьте! В душе живущая печаль -- Сильнее смерти.
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Note on TransliterationsComposition:
- Set to music by Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859 - 1935), "Где жить?", op. 22 (Семь романсов) no. 7
Text Authorship:
- by Olga Nikolayevna Chyumina (1864 - 1909), "Без исхода", appears in Стихотворения 1892—1897 гг., in 5. Переводы из иностранных поэтов
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- a text in French (Français) by Jean Richepin (1849 - 1926), no title, written 1877, appears in Les Caresses, in 4. Nivôse, no. 18, Paris, Éd. M. Dreyfous, first published 1882
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Word count: 46