Où vivre ? Dans quelle ombre Étouffer mon ennui ? Ma tristesse est plus sombre Que la nuit. Où mourir ? Sous quelle onde Noyer mon deuil amer ? Ma peine est plus profonde Que la mer. Où fuir ? De quelle sorte Égorger mon remord ? Ma douleur est plus forte Que la mort.
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Confirmed with Les caresses, Nouvelle Édition, Paris, G. Charpentier, [no date], page 249.
Text Authorship:
- by Jean Richepin (1849 - 1926), no title, written 1877, appears in Les Caresses, in 4. Nivôse, no. 18, Paris, Éd. M. Dreyfous, first published 1882 [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 César Antonovich Cui (1835 - 1918), "Où vivre?", op. 44 no. 6 (1890) [ voice and piano ], from Vingt Poèmes de Jean Richepin, no. 6, Éd. "Au Menestrel" Henri Heugel, also set in Russian (Русский) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernest Moret (1871 - 1949), "Où vivre ?", 1894, published 1900 [ high voice and piano ], from Chansons tristes, no. 4, Paris, Éd. Heugel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Florent Schmitt (1870 - 1958), "Où vivre?", op. 45 no. 1 (1912), published 1912 [ voice and piano ], from 4 Lieds, no. 1, Paris, Éd. S. Chapelier [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Nikolay Aleksandrovich Sokolov (1859 - 1922), "Où vivre ? Dans quelle ombre étonffer mon ennui?", op. 30 (Cinq Mélodies pour Chant et Piano) no. 4, published 1897 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Belaieff [sung text not yet checked]
- by Louis Vierne (1870 - 1937), "Angoisse", op. 48, Heft 4 (Nivôse) no. 3 (1924), published 1927 [ medium voice and piano ], from Le poème de l'amour, no. 14, Éd. H. Lemoine [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Olga Nikolayevna Chyumina (1864 - 1909) , "Без исхода", appears in Стихотворения 1892—1897 гг., in 5. Переводы из иностранных поэтов ; composed by Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov.
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by César Antonovich Cui.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Corinne Orde) , "Anguish", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Francesco Campanella) , "Angoscia", copyright © 2013, (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: 12
Word count: 49
Где жить? Во тьме каких ночей
Укрыть заплаканные очи?
Моё отчаянье мрачней,
Чем сумрак ночи.
Где умереть? В волнах каких
Мне потопить избыток горя?
Оно мятежней волн морских
И глубже моря.
Куда бежать? В какую даль?
Надежды призраку не верьте!
В душе живущая печаль --
Сильнее смерти.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with О. Н. Чюмина, Стихотворения 1892—1897, Удостоены почетного отзыва Императорской Академии Наук — Издание второе. — С.-Петербург: Книжный магазин «Новостей», 1900, pages 308—309.
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Note on TransliterationsText Authorship:
- by Olga Nikolayevna Chyumina (1864 - 1909), "Без исхода", appears in Стихотворения 1892—1897 гг., in 5. Переводы из иностранных поэтов [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Jean Richepin (1849 - 1926), no title, written 1877, appears in Les Caresses, in 4. Nivôse, no. 18, Paris, Éd. M. Dreyfous, first published 1882
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859 - 1935), "Где жить?", op. 22 (Семь романсов) no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-10
Line count: 12
Word count: 46