by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837)
Poėt
Language: Russian (Русский)
Poka ne trebuet poėta K svjaščennoj žertve Apollon, V zabotach súetnogo sveta On malodušno pogružën; Molčit ego svjataja lira; Duša vkušaet chladnyj son, I mež detej ničtožnych mira, Byt' možet, vsech ničtožnej on. No liš' Božestvennyj glagol Do slucha čutkogo kosnëtsja, Duša poėta vstrepenëtsja, Kak probudivšijsja orël. Toskuet on v zabavach mira, Ljudskoj čuždaetsja molvy, K nogam narodnogo kumira Ne klónit gordoj golovy; Bežit on, dikij i surovyj, I zvukov i smjaten'ja poln, Na berega pustynnych voln, V širokošumnye dubrovy…
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Text Authorship:
- by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837), "Поэт" [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 Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908), "Поэт", op. 45 no. 5 (1897-9), from Поэту (Po`etu), no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Aleksandr Nikolayevich Shefer (1866 - 1914), "Поэт" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Yevgeny Vikentevich Slavinsky (1897 - 1978), "Поэт" [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sergey Rybin) , "The poet", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le poète", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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