Дай мне горькие годы недуга, Задыханья, бессонницу, жар, Отыми и ребенка, и друга, И таинственный песенный дар - Так молюсь за Твоей литургией После стольких томительных дней, Чтобы туча над темной Россией Стала облаком в славе лучей.
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Note on TransliterationsText Authorship:
- by Anna Andreyevna Akhmatova (1889 - 1966), "Молитва", written 1915 [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 Evgeny Klepalov , "Молитва", published 2003 [ voice and piano ], from Romansy na stikhi A. Akhmatovoj, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Prière", 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
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Word count: 36