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by Aleksei Nikolayevich Apukhtin (1841 - 1893)

Sud'ba
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Our translations:  ENG
S svojej pokhodnoju  kljukoj,
S svoimi  mrachnymi  ochami,
Sud'ba, kak groznyj chasovoj,
Povsjudu sledujet za nami.
Bedoj lico jejo grozit,
Ona v ugrozakh posedela,
Ona uzh mnogikh odolela,
I vse stuchit, i vse stuchit:
     Stuk, stuk, stuk...
        Polno, drug,
Bros' za schastijem gonjat'sja!
     Stuk, stuk, stuk...

Bednjak sovsem obzhilsja s nej:
Ruka s rukoj oni guljajut,
Sbirajut  vmeste khleb s polej,
V  nagradu vmeste golodajut.
Den'  celyj dozhd'  jego kropit,
Po  vecheram laskajet v'juga,
A  noch'ju s gorja da s ispuga
Sud'ba skvoz' son jemu stuchit:
     Stuk, stuk, stuk...
         Gljan'-ka, drug,
Kak  drugije pozhivajut!
     Stuk, stuk, stuk...

Drugije prazdnovat' soshlis'
Bogatstvo, molodost' i slavu.
Ikh pesni radostno neslis',
Vino smenilos' im v zabavu;
Davno uzh  pir u nikh shumit,
No smolkli  vdrug, bledneja, gosti...
Rukoj, drozhashcheju  ot zlosti,
Sud'ba v okoshko  k nim stuchit:
    Stuk, stuk, stuk...
        Novyj  drug
K vam  prishjol, gotov'te mesto!
    Stuk, stuk, stuk...

Geroj na zhertvu vse prines.
On  govoril, chto ljudi brat'ja,
Za  brat'ev prolil mnogo slez,
Za  slezy slyshal ikh prokljat'ja.
On  verno slabykh zashchitit,
On  k nim pridet, doloj s dorogi!
No  otchego zh nedvizhny  nogi
I  chto-to na nogakh stuchit?
    Stuk, stuk, stuk...
        Skovan  drug
Chelovechestva, svobody...
    Stuk, stuk, stuk...

No  jest' zhe schast'e na zemle!
Odnazhdy,  polnyj  ozhidan'ja,
S vostorgom junym  na chele
Prishjol  schastlivec na svidan'e!
Jeshchjo  odin on, vse molchit,
Zarja za roshchej potukhajet,
I solovej uzh zatikhajet,
A serdce b'jotsja i stuchit:
    Stuk, stuk, stuk...
        Milyj drug,
Ty pridjosh' li na svidan'e?
    Stuk, stuk, stuk...

No  vot idjot ona, i vmig
Ljubov', trevoga, ozhidan'e,
Blazhenstvo - vse slilos' u nikh
V odno bezumnoje lobzan'e!
Nemaja noch' na nikh gljadit,
Vsjo nebo zalito ognjami,
A kto-to tikho za kustami
Kljukoj dokuchnoju stuchit:
    Stuk, stuk, stuk...
        Staryj drug
K vam prishjol, dovol'no schast'ja!
    Stuk, stuk, stuk...

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   S. Rachmaninov 

S. Rachmaninov sets stanzas 1-3, 5-6

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Text Authorship:

  • by Aleksei Nikolayevich Apukhtin (1841 - 1893), "Судьба", subtitle: "К 5-й симфонии Бетховена", written 1863, first published 1886 [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 Sergei Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943), "Судьба", op. 21 (Двенадцать романсов = Dvenadcat' romansov (Twelve songs)) no. 1 (1899-1900), published 1900, stanzas 1-3,5-6 [ voice and piano ], note: first published separately [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Rianne Stam) , "Fate", copyright © 2005, (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: 72
Word count: 295

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