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by Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849)
Translation by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942)

[No title]
 (Sung text for setting by S. Rachmaninov)
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Language: Russian (Русский)  after the English 
Our translations:  ENG
    Слышишь к свадьбе зов святой,
      Золотой!
Сколько нежного блаженства в этой песне молодой!
    Сквозь спокойный воздух ночи
    Словно смотрят чьи-то очи
      И блестят,
Из волны певучих звуков на луну они глядят,
    Из призывных дивных келий,
    Полны сказочных веселий,
Нарастая, упадая, брызги светлые летят.
    Вновь потухнут, вновь блестят
    И роняют светлый взгляд
На грядущее, где дремлет безмятежность нежных снов,
Возвещаемых согласьем золотых колоколов.

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Composition:

    Set to music by Sergei Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943), no title, op. 35 no. 2, published 1920 [ chorus, soprano, tenor, baritone solo voices, and orchestra ], from Колокола (Kolokola), no. 2

Text Authorship:

  • by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942), no title, appears in Колокольчики и колокола (Kolokol'chiki i kolokola), no. 2 [an adaptation]

Based on:

  • a text in English by Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849), no title, appears in The Bells, no. 2
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Ahmed E. Ismail) , copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Ahmed E. Ismail

This text was added to the website: 2007-12-14
Line count: 14
Word count: 62

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