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Нет, бил барабан перед смутным полком, Когда мы вождя хоронили: То зубы царёвы над мёртвым певцом Почётную дробь выводили. Такой уж почёт, что ближайшим друзьям — Нет места. В изглавьи, в изножьи, И справа, и слева — ручищи по швам — Жандармские груди и рожи. Не диво ли — и на тишайшем из лож Пребыть поднадзорным мальчишкой? На что-то, на что-то, на что-то похож Почёт сей, почётно — да слишком! Гляди, мол, страна, как, молве вопреки, Монарх о поэте печётся! Почётно — почётно — почётно — архи- почётно, — почётно — до чёрту! Кого ж это так — точно воры вора Пристреленного — выносили? Изменника? Нет. С проходного двора — Умнейшего мужа России.
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- by Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva (1892 - 1941), no title, written 1931 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- by Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (1906 - 1975), "Нет, бил барабан", op. 143a no. 5, from Шесть стихотворении Марини Цветаевой = Shest' stikhotvorenii Marini Cvetajevoj, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Dann Mitton) , "No, there was a drumbeat", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sergey Rybin) , "No, the drum was drumming", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Non, le tambour bat devant les troupes inquiètes", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: John Versmoren
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 113
Non, le tambour bat devant les troupes inquiètes, Quand nous enterrions un chef : Comme les dents du tsar, au-dessus du poète mort, Exécutant le roulement d'honneur. Un si grand honneur que même pour ses plus proches amis -- Il n'y a pas de place. À sa tête, à ses pieds, À droite et à gauche -- les armes aux côtés -- Que des gendarmes, leurs poitrines et leurs trognes. N'est-ce pas étrange -- même sur le plus paisible des lits D'être traité comme un petit garçon sous surveillance ? Avec quoi, avec quoi, avec quoi surpasser cet honneur, honneur -- oui trop ! Regarde, pays, comment, contrairement à la rumeur, Le monarque prend soin du poète ! Honneur, honneur, honneur, suprême, honneur, honneur, au diable ! Qui était, emporté comme un voleur, qui a été fusillé par des voleurs ? Un traitre ? Non. De la cour -- L'homme le plus sage de Russie.
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- Translation from Russian (Русский) to French (Français) copyright © 2008 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in Russian (Русский) by Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva (1892 - 1941), no title, written 1931
This text was added to the website: 2008-05-07
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Word count: 149