by Anna Andreyevna Akhmatova (1889 - 1966)
Translation © by Jody McAuliffe (b. 1954)
Ночью
Language: Russian (Русский)
Стоит на небе месяц, чуть живой, Средь облаков струящихся и мелких, И у дворца угрюмый часовой Глядит, сердясь, на башенные стрелки. Идет домой неверная жена, Ее лицо задумчиво и строго, А верную в тугих объятьях сна Сжигает негасимая тревога. Что мне до них? Семь дней тому назад, Вздохнувши, я прости сказала миру, Но душно там, и я пробралась в сад Взглянуть на звезды и потрогать лиру.
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- by Anna Andreyevna Akhmatova (1889 - 1966), "Ночью", written 1918 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Jody McAuliffe (b. 1954) , copyright © ; composed by Scott Wheeler.
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Word count: 66
At Night
Language: English after the Russian (Русский)
Crescent moon, barely alive, stands on heaven [ ... ]
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Text Authorship:
- by Jody McAuliffe (b. 1954), copyright © [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Russian (Русский) by Anna Andreyevna Akhmatova (1889 - 1966), "Ночью", written 1918
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Scott Wheeler (b. 1952), "At Night", 2020 [ baritone and piano ], from Three Russian Nocturnes, no. 2, Scott Wheeler Music [sung text checked 1 time]
This text was added to the website: 2022-05-14
Line count: 12
Word count: 87