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by Osip Emil'evich Mandelstam (1891 - 1938)

Отчего душа так певуча
 (Sung text for setting by E. Firsova)
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Language: Russian (Русский) 
Our translations:  ENG
Отчего душа так певуча,
И так мало милых имен,
И мгновенный ритм – только случай,
Неожиданный Аквилон?

Он подымет облако пыли,
Зашумит бумажной листвой
И совсем не вернется – или
Он вернется совсем другой.

 ... 

Я блуждал в игрушечной чаще
И открыл лазоревый грот...
Неужели я настоящий
И действительно смерть придёт?

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Note on Transliterations

Composition:

    Set to music by Elena Olegovna Firsova (b. 1950), "Отчего душа так певуча", op. 23 no. 1, stanzas 1-2,4 [ soprano and piano ], from Tri stikhotvorenija Osipa Mandel'shtama, no. 1

Text Authorship:

  • by Osip Emil'evich Mandelstam (1891 - 1938)

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

  • ENG English (Richard Shaw) , "Why is my soul so full of song", 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: 16
Word count: 67

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