by Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849)
Translation by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942)
Slyšiš' k svad'be zov svjatoj
Language: Russian (Русский)  after the English
Our translations: ENG
Slyšiš' k svad'be zov svjatoj, Zolotoj! Skol'ko nežnogo blaženstva v ėtoj pesne molodoj! Skvoz' spokojnyj vozduch noči Slovno smotrjat č'i-to oči I blestjat, Iz volny pevučich zvukov na lunu oni gljadjat, Iz prizyvnych divnych kelij, Polny skazočnych veselij, Narastaja, upadaja, bryzgi svetlye letjat. Vnov' potuchnut, vnov' blestjat I ronjajut svetlyj vzgljad Na grjaduščee, gde dremlet bezmjatežnost' nežnych snov, Vozveščaemych soglas'em zolotych kolokolov.
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Confirmed with К. Д. Бальмонт, Из Мировой Поэзии, Берлин: Изд. Слово, 1921, pages 80-83.
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Text Authorship:
- by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942), no title, appears in Колокольчики и колокола (Kolokol'chiki i kolokola), no. 2 [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849), no title, appears in The Bells, no. 2
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), "Слышишь к свадьбе зов святой", op. 35 no. 2, published 1920 [ chorus, soprano, tenor, baritone solo voices, and orchestra ], from Колокола (Kolokola), no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Ahmed E. Ismail) , copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Ahmed E. Ismail
This text was added to the website: 2007-12-14
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Word count: 62