by Anna Andreyevna Akhmatova (1889 - 1966)
Наше священное ремесло
Language: Russian (Русский)
Наше священное ремесло Существует тысячи лет... С ним и без солнца миру светло. Но ещё ни один не сказал поэт, Что мудрости нет, [и]1 старости нет, А может, и смерти нет.
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Researcher for this text: Dmitri Smirnov
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- by Anna Andreyevna Akhmatova (1889 - 1966), "Наше священное ремесло", written 1944 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
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- by Elena Olegovna Firsova (b. 1950), "Наше священное ремесло", op. 2b no. 1 (1967). [high voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title unknown, copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Richard Shaw) , title 1: "Our sacred craft", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Dmitri Smirnov
This text was added to the website: 2008-01-27
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Word count: 31