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Ночная тьма безмолвие приносит И к отдыху зовёт меня. Пора, пора! покоя тело просит, Душа устала в вихре дня. Молю тебя, пред сном грядущим, боже: Дай людям мир; благослови Младенца сон, и нищенское ложе, И слёзы тихие любви! Прости греху, на жгучее страданье Успокоительно дохни, И все твои печальные созданья Хоть сновиденьем обмани!
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- by Nikolai Platonovich Ogaryov (1813 - 1877) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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- by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893), "На сон грядущий", op. 27 (Шесть романсов и песни = Shest' romansov i pesni (Six romances and songs)) no. 1 (1875). [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "At bedtime", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "L'heure du coucher", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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L'obscurité de la nuit apporte le silence Et m'appelle pour me reposer. C'est l'heure, c'est l'heure ! mon corps demande le repos, Mon âme est fatiguée par le tourbillon de la journée. Je te prie avant d'aller dormir, Seigneur ; Donne la paix aux hommes ; bénis Le sommeil des enfants, même dans un lit misérable Et calme les larmes d'amour ! Pardonne nos péchés, sur la souffrance brûlante Envoie un calmant, Et toutes les créatures tristes, Illusionne-les avec des rêves !
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- Translation from Russian (Русский) to French (Français) copyright © 2016 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in Russian (Русский) by Nikolai Platonovich Ogaryov (1813 - 1877)
This text was added to the website: 2016-08-14
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