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Прощай, письмо любви, прощай! Она велела... Как долго медлила, как долго не хотела Рука предать огню все радости мои, Но, полно, час настал, Гори, письмо лубви! Готов я: Ничему душа моя не внемлет... Минуту.. вспыхнули... пылают... Лёгкий дым виясь теряется с молением моим. Свершилось. Тёмные свернулися листы; На лёгком пепле их заветные черты белеют. Грудь моя стеснилась. Пепел милый, Отрада бедная в судьбе моей унылой, Останься век со мной на горестной груди.
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- by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837), "Сожжённое письмо", first published 1825 [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 César Antonovich Cui (1835 - 1918), "Сожжённое письмо", op. 33 no. 4. [ sung text verified 1 time]
- by Platon Iliaronovich Mayboroda (b. 1918), "Сожжённое письмо" [ sung text not verified ]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "La lettre brûlée", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Yuri Mitelman , Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 72
Au revoir, lettre d'amour, au revoir ! Elle l'a dit... Elle a longtemps hésité, longtemps je n'ai pas voulu, Ma main, à mettre le feu à toute ma joie, Mais, assez, l'heure est venue, Brûle, lettre d'amour, je suis prêt : Mon âme n'entend plus rien... Une minute... Elle éclate... Des flammes... Une fumée légère disparaît avec ma supplication. C'est fini. Les pages noircies se sont contractées ; Les chères lignes brillent encore dans les cendres. Ma poitrine est oppressée. Chères cendres, Pauvre joie de ma sombre vie, Reste avec moi dans mon cœur triste...
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- Translation from Russian (Русский) to French (Français) copyright © 2017 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 Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837), "Сожжённое письмо", first published 1825
This text was added to the website: 2017-01-16
Line count: 14
Word count: 95