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by Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)

Predislovije k polnomu sobraniju moikh sochinenij i kratkoje razmyshlenije po povodu `etogo predislovija
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Our translations:  LIT
Maraju ja jedinym dukhom
List.
Vnimaju ja privychnym ukhom
Svist.
Potom vsemu terzaju svetu
Slukh.
Potom pechatajus' - i v Letu
Bukh!

Takoje predislovije
mozhno bylo b napisat' ne tol'ko 
k polnomu sobraniju moikh sochinenij, 
no i k polnomu sobran'ju sochinenij mnogikh,
ochen', ochen' mnogikh kompozitorov, 
kak i sovetskikh, tak i zarubezhnykh.
A vot i podpis':

Dmitrij Shostakovich
Narodnyj artist SSSR,
ochen' mnogo i drugikh pochetnykh zvanij,
pervyj sekretar' Sojuza kompozitorov RSFSR,
prosto sekretar' Sojuza kompozitorov SSSR,
a tak zhe ochen' mnogo drugikh ves'ma
otvetstvennykh nagruzok i dolzhnostej.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (1906 - 1975), "Предисловие к полному собранию моих сочинений и краткое размышление по поводу этого предисловия" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Įžangos žodis pilnai mano kūrinių rinktinei ir trumpas pamąstymas šio žodžio tema", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Giedrius Prunskus [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2023-03-14
Line count: 22
Word count: 87

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