by Anna Andreyevna Akhmatova (1889 - 1966)

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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Composition:

    Set to music by John Kenneth Tavener (1944 - 2013), "Борис Пастернак", first performed 1993, stanza 7 [ soprano and cello or string quartet ], from Akhmatova Songs, no. 3

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

  • ENG English (Laura 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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This text was added to the website: 2009-08-10
Line count: 28
Word count: 150