Prière | Donne-moi des années amères de maladie

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by Anna Andreyevna Akhmatova (1889 - 1966)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Молитва

Language: Russian (Русский)

Our translations: FRE

Дай мне горькие годы недуга,
Задыханья, бессонницу, жар,
Отыми и ребенка, и друга,
И таинственный песенный дар -
Так молюсь за Твоей литургией
После стольких томительных дней,
Чтобы туча над темной Россией
Стала облаком в славе лучей.

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Text Authorship:

by Anna Andreyevna Akhmatova (1889 - 1966), "Молитва", written 1915 [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):

by Evgeny Klepalov , "Молитва", published 2003 [ voice and piano ], from Romansy na stikhi A. Akhmatovoj, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]

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

FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Prière", 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: 8
Word count: 36

Prière

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

Donne-moi des années amères de maladie,
Suffocation, insomnie, fièvre,
Prends-moi mon enfant et mon ami,
Mon don mystérieux pour le chant --
Ainsi je prie pendant ta liturgie,
Après tant de jours éreintants,
Pour que le nuage sur la sombre Russie,
Devienne un nuage dans une gloire de rayons.

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a text in Russian (Русский) by Anna Andreyevna Akhmatova (1889 - 1966), "Молитва", written 1915
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This text was added to the website: 2015-02-05
Line count: 8
Word count: 48