by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky (1821 - 1881)
Svetlaja ličnost'
Language: Russian (Русский)
On neznatnoj byl porody, On vozros sredi naroda, No gonimij mest'ju carskoj, Zlobnoj zavist'ju bojarskoj, On obrëk sebja stradan'ju, Kaznjam, pytkam, istjazan'ju, I pošël veščat' narodu, Bratstvo, ravenstvo, svobodu.1 I, vosstan'e načinaja, On bežal v čužie krai Iz careva kazemata, Ot knuta, ščipcov i kata. A narod, vosstat' gotovyj Iz-pod učasti surovoj Ot Smolenska do Taškenta S neterpen'em ždal studenta.1 Ždal ego on pogolovno, Čtob idti bezprekoslovno, Porešit' v konec bojarstvo, Porešit' sovsem i carstvo, Sdelat' obščimi imen'ja I predat' naveki mščen'ju Cerkvi, braki i semejstvo!1 Mira starogo zlodejstvo!1
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1 Shostakovich adds: "Эх!" ("`Ekh!")
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
1 Shostakovich adds: "Эх!" ("`Ekh!")
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Text Authorship:
- by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky (1821 - 1881), "Светлая личность", appears in Бесы (Besy) = Demons [novel], Book 2, Part 6, Chapter 3 [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 Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (1906 - 1975), "Светлая личность", op. 146 no. 4 (1974), first performed 1975 [ bass and piano ], from Четырёх стихотворениях капитана Лебядкина = Chetyrjokh stikhotvorenijakh kapitana Lebjadkina, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Constance Clara Garnett) , "A noble personality"
- FRE French (Français) (Victor Derély) , "Une personnalité éclairée"
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2008-12-30
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