J'étais sur le bord de quelque chose

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by Anna Andreyevna Akhmatova (1889 - 1966)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Я была на краю чего‑то

Language: Russian (Русский)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Я была на краю чего-то,
Чему верного нет названья...
Зазывающая дремота,
От себя самой ускользание...

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Text Authorship:

by Anna Andreyevna Akhmatova (1889 - 1966), no title, written 1942 [author's text checked 1 time 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):

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This text (or a part of it) is used in a work

by John Kenneth Tavener (1944 - 2013), "Смерть", first performed 1993 [ soprano and cello or string quartet ], from Akhmatova Songs, no. 6

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

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

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This text was added to the website: 2015-01-12
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Word count: 15

J'étais sur le bord de quelque chose

Language: French (Français) after the Russian (Русский)

J'étais sur le bord de quelque chose,
Qui n'a pas de véritable nom...
Un sommeil qui vous presse de venir,
Une évasion de soi-même...

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Translation of the title "Смерть" = "Mort"

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a text in Russian (Русский) by Anna Andreyevna Akhmatova (1889 - 1966), no title, written 1942
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This text was added to the website: 2015-01-13
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Word count: 24