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by Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (1890 - 1960)

Magdalina
Language: Russian (Русский) 
U ljudej pred prazdnikom uborka. 
V storone ot `etoj tolchei 
Obmyvaju mirom iz vederka 
Ja stopy prechistye tvoi. 

Sharju i ne nakhozhu sandalij. 
Nichego ne vizhu iz-za sljoz. 
Na glaza mne pelenoj upali 
Prjadi raspustivshikhsja volos.

Nogi ja tvoi v podol uperla,
Ikh slezami oblila, Isus,
Nitkoj bus ikh obmotala s gorla,
V volosy zaryla, kak v burnus.

Budushcheje vizhu tak podrobno,
Slovno ty jego ostanovil. 
Ja sejchas predskazyvat' sposobna 
Veshchim jasnoviden'em sivill.

Zavtra upadet zavesa v khrame, 
My v kruzhok sob'emsja v storone, 
I zemlja kachnetsja pod nogami, 
Mozhet byt', iz zhalosti ko mne.

Perestrojatsja rjady konvoja, 
I nachnetsja vsadnikov raz"ezd. 
Slovno v burju smerch, nad golovoju 
Budet k nebu rvat'sja `etot krest. 

Broshus' na zemlju u nog raspjat'ja, 
Obomru i zakushu usta. 
Slishkom mnogim ruki dlja ob"jat'ja 
Ty raskinesh' po koncam kresta. 

Dlja kogo na svete stol'ko shiri, 
Stol'ko muki i takaja moshch'?
Jest' li stol'ko dush i zhiznej v mire?
Stol'ko poselenij, rek i roshch? 

No projdut takije troje sutok 
I stolknut v takuju pustotu, 
Chto za `etot strashnyj promezhutok 
Ja do Voskresen'ja dorastu.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (1890 - 1960) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Alfred Schnittke (1934 - 1998), "Магдалина", op. 58 (1977) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2014-02-22
Line count: 36
Word count: 177

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