by Modest Petrovich Musorgsky (1839 - 1881)

Na son grjadushchij
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Our translations:  ENG ENG FRE LIT
„Gospodi pomiluj papu i mamu
i spasi ikh, Gospodi!
Gospodi pomiluj bratca Vasen'ku
i bratca Mishen'ku!
Gospodi pomiluj babushku staren'kuju,
Poshli ty jej dobroje zdorov'ice,
Babushke dobren'koj,
babushke staren'koj, Gospodi!
I spasi, Bozhe nash, tjotju Katju,
tjotju Natashu, tjotju Mashu, tjotju Parashu,
Tjotej Ljubu, Varju, i Sashu, 
i Olju, i Tanju, i Nadju,
Djadej Petju i Kolju, djadej Volodju
i Grishu, i Sashu, i vsekh ikh,
Gospodi, spasi i pomiluj,
i Filju, i Vanju, i Mitju, i Petju,
i Dashu, Pashu, Sonju, Dunjushku. . . 
Njanja! a, njanja! Kak dal'she, njanja?”

„Vish' ty, prokaznica kakaja!
Uzh skol'ko raz uchila:
Gospodi pomiluj i menja greshnuju!”

„Gospodi pomiluj i menja greshnuju!
Tak, njanjushka?”

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

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

  • ENG English (Christian Anderson) , "Evening prayer", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "At bedtime", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "En allant dormir", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Hans Schmidt) , "Abendgebet"
  • LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Prieš miegą", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 23
Word count: 111