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by Anna Andreyevna Akhmatova (1889 - 1966)

Translation © by Laura Stanfield Prichard

Борис Пастернак

(Sung text for setting by J. Tavener)

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Language: Russian (Русский)

Our translations: ENG FRE

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Он награждён каким-то вечным детством, 
Той щедростью и зоркостью светил, 
И вся земля была его наследством,
А он её со всеми разделил.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 7 of the original text.

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Composition:

John Kenneth Tavener

Akhmatova Songs

Text Authorship:

by Anna Andreyevna Akhmatova (1889 - 1966), "Борис Пастернак", written 1936

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ENG English (Laura Stanfield Prichard) , "Boris Pasternak", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Boris Pasternak", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Boris Pasternak

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Tavener)

See original

Language: English after the Russian (Русский)

 ... 



He, endowed with some eternal childhood 
He colored his writing as though open-handed, clear-sighted, 
And the whole earth was his heritage,
And he shared this with everyone.

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 7 of the original text.

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