by Joseph Christian Freiherr von Zedlitz (1796 - 1869)
Translation by Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky (1783 - 1852)
Nochnoj smotr
Language: Russian (Русский)  after the German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
V dvenadczat` chasov po nocham Iz groba vstayot barabanshhik; I xodit on vzad i vperyod, I b`yot on provorno trevogu. I v tyomny'x grobax baraban Moguchuyu budit pexotu; Vstayut molodcy' egerya, Vstayut stariki grenadery', Vstayut iz-pod russkix snegov, S roskoshny'x polej italijskix, Vstayut s afrikanskix stepej, S goryuchix peskov Palestiny'. V dvenadczat` chasov po nocham. Vy'xodit trubach iz mogily'; I skachet on vzad i vperyod, I gromko trubit on trevogu. I v tyomny'x mogilax truba Moguchuyu konniczu budit: Sedy'e gusary' vstayut, Vstayut usachi kirasiry', I s severa, s yuga letyat, S vostoka i s zapada mchatsya Na legkix, vozdushny'x konyax Odin za drugim e`skadrony'. V dvenadczat` chasov po nocham Iz groba vstayot polkovodecz; Na nyom sverx mundira syurtuk; On s malen`koj shlyapoj i shpagoj; Na starom kone boevom On medlenno edet po fruntu; I marshaly' edut za nim, I edut zanim ad``yutanty'; I armiya chest` otdayot. Stanovitsya on pered neyu; I s muzy'koj mimo ego Proxodyat polki za polkami. [I vsex generalov svoix Potom on v kruzhok sobiraet]1, I blizhnemu na uxo sam On shepchet parol` svj i lozung; I armii vsej otdayut Oni tot parol` i tot lozung: I Franciya - tot ix parol`, Tot lozung - Svyataya Elena. [Tak k stary'm soldatam svoim Na smotr general`ny'j iz groba V dvenadczat` chasov po nocham Vstayot imperator usopshij.]2
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1 Glinka: "Он маршалов всех собирает" ("On marshalov vsekh sobirajet")
2 Glinka: "В двенадцать часов по ночам,/ подъемлясь из темного гроба,/ так старым солдатам своим/ является кесарь усопший." ("V dvenadcat' chasov po nocham, / pod"jemljas' iz temnogo groba, / tak starym soldatam svojim / javljajetsja kesar' usopshij.")
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1 Glinka: "Он маршалов всех собирает" ("On marshalov vsekh sobirajet")
2 Glinka: "В двенадцать часов по ночам,/ подъемлясь из темного гроба,/ так старым солдатам своим/ является кесарь усопший." ("V dvenadcat' chasov po nocham, / pod"jemljas' iz temnogo groba, / tak starym soldatam svojim / javljajetsja kesar' usopshij.")
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Text Authorship:
- by Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky (1783 - 1852), "Ночной смотр", first published 1836 [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Christian Freiherr von Zedlitz (1796 - 1869), "Die nächtliche Heerschau", appears in Gedichte, in Romanzen, Balladen, Lieder
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 Ivanovich Glinka (1804 - 1857), "Ночной смотр" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Aleksei Nikolayevich Verstovsky (1799 - 1862), "Ночной смотр", published 1849 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mikhail Yur'yevich Viel'gorsky (1788 - 1856), "Ночной смотр" [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Auguste Marseille Barthélemy (1796 - 1867) and by François Joseph Pierre André Méry (1798 - 1865) ; composed by Willem Pijper.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Victor Han) , "Midnight review", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-15
Line count: 48
Word count: 220