by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837)
Translation by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892)
Узник
Language: Russian (Русский)
Сижу за решёткой в темнице сырой. Вскормлённый [в неволе]1 орёл молодой, Мой грустный товарищ, махая крылом, Кровавую пищу клюет под окном. Клюёт и бросает, и смотрит в окно, Как будто со мною задумал одно, Зовёт меня взглядом и криком своим И вымолвить хочет: ,,Давай улетим! Мы вольные птицы; Пора, брат, пора! Туда, где за тучей белеет гора, Туда, где синеют морские края, Туда, где гуляем лишь ветер... да я!``
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1 Gretchaninov, Medtner: "на воле" ("na vole")
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Note: written in Kishinyov
1 Gretchaninov, Medtner: "на воле" ("na vole")
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- by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837), "Узник", written 1822 [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 Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Aliabev (1787 - 1851), "Узник", 1843 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Aleksandr Tikhonovich Gretchaninov (1864 - 1956), "Узник", op. 20 (Четыре романса (Chetyre romansa)) no. 4, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Belaieff [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (1880 - 1951), "Узник", op. 52 (Семь песен на стихотворения А. Пушкина (Sem' pesen na stikhotvorenija A. Pushkina)) no. 7 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829 - 1894), "Узник", op. 78 (Zwölf Lieder aus dem Russischen von W. Osterwald (Twelve Russian Songs)) no. 6, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Pauline Viardot-García (1821 - 1910), "Узник", VWV 1057 (1863) [ voice and piano ], also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by (Karl) Wilhelm Osterwald (1820 - 1887) ; composed by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein.
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892) , "Der Gefangene" ; composed by Pauline Viardot-García.
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- FRE French (Français) [singable] (Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi) , "Le captif", first published 1912
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Word count: 70
Der Gefangene
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Russian (Русский)
Ich sitz' hinterm Gitter im feuchten Gemach, Ein Adler, ein junger, steht assend am Fach; Mein trüber Gefährte, er asst mit Geräusch, Er flattert und hackt in das blutige Fleisch. Er hackt es und wirft's und zum Fenster er schaut, Als wär' er mit meinen Gedanken vertraut; Er ruft mich und kreischt mir ein mahnendes Wort, Als wollt' er mir sagen: jetzt fliegen wir fort! Wir fliegen ins Freie, 's ist Zeit, ja 's ist Zeit! Dahin, wo die Berge sich dehnen so weit, Dahin, wo das Meer glänzt in bläulichem Strich, Dahin, wo nur schweben die Lüfte und ich!
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), "Der Gefangene" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Russian (Русский) by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837), "Узник", written 1822
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Pauline Viardot-García (1821 - 1910), "Der Gefangene", VWV 1057 (1863) [ voice and piano ], also set in Russian (Русский) [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2017-08-11
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Word count: 100