by Anna Andreyevna Akhmatova (1889 - 1966)
Dvustishije
Language: Russian (Русский)
Ot drugikh mne khvala - chto zola. Ot tebja i khula - pokhvala.
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Text Authorship:
- by Anna Andreyevna Akhmatova (1889 - 1966), "Двустишие", written 1931 [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 John Kenneth Tavener (1944 - 2013), "Двустишие", subtitle: "Couplet", first performed 1993 [ soprano and cello or string quartet ], from Akhmatova Songs, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Couplet", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Distique", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-08-10
Line count: 2
Word count: 11