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by Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev (1803 - 1873)

Bessonnicza
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Our translations:  FRE
Chasov odnoobrazny'j boj,
Tomitel`naya nochi povest`.
Yazy'k dlya vsex ravno chuzhoj,
I vnyatny'j vsyakomu, kak sovest`.

Kto bez toski vnimal iz nas,
Sredi vsemirnogo molchan`ya,
Gluxie vremeni stenan`ya,
Prorocheski proshhalny'j glas.

Nam mnitsya: mir osirotely'j
Neotrazimy'j rok nastig.
I my', v bor`be s prirodoj celoj
Pokinuty' na nas samix.

I nasha zhizn` stoit pred nami,
Kak prizrak na krayu zemli,
I s nashim vekom i druz`yami
Bledneet v sumrachnoj dali.

I novoe mladoe plemya
Mezh tem na solnce rasczvelo,
I nas, druz`ya, i nashe vremya
Davno zabven`em zaneslo.

Lish` izredka obryad pechal`ny'j
Svershaya v polunoshhny'j chas,
Metalla golos pogrebal`ny'j
Poroj oplakivaet nas.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev (1803 - 1873) [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 Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (1880 - 1951), "Бессонница", op. 37 (Пять стихотворений (Pjat' stikhotvorenij)) no. 1 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Insomnie", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Yuri Mitelman

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 102

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