by Modest Petrovich Musorgsky (1839 - 1881)
Translation by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944)
Классик
Language: Russian (Русский)
Я прост, я ясен, я скромен, вежлив, я прекрасен. Я плавен, важен, я в меру страстен, Я чистый классик, я стыдлив, Я чистый классик, я учтив. Я злейший враг новейших ухищрений, Заклятый враг всех нововведений; Их шум и гам, их страшный беспорядок Меня тревожат и пугают, в них гроб искусства вижу я. Но я, я прост, но я, я ясен, я скромен, вежлив, я прекрасен. Я чистий классик, я стыдлив, Я чистий классик, я учтив.
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- by Modest Petrovich Musorgsky (1839 - 1881), "Классик", 1867, note: a musical satire inspired by several articles on music written by Monsieur Famizin. [text verified 1 time]
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- FRE French (Français) (Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi) , title 1: "Le classique"
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Le classique
Language: French (Français) after the Russian (Русский)
Je suis clair, lucide et modeste, simple ; qu'on m'admire ; limpide, grave, passionné, sans excès ! Un vrai classique, plein de tact, Un parfait classique, fort poli. Je hais les ingéniosités modernes ! Je fais la guerre à tous les novateurs. Leur bruit sauvage si laid, leur tintamarre, je les redoute, j'en frissonne, car j'y prévois la mort de l'art ! Mais moi, je suis clair, je suis modeste, lucide, simple ; qu'on m'admire ! Un vrai classique, plein de tact, Un parfait classique, fort poli !
From the Musorsky score.
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Authorship
- by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944), "Le classique" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- a text in Russian (Русский) by Modest Petrovich Musorgsky (1839 - 1881)
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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Researcher for this text: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2015-09-30
Line count: 11
Word count: 88