by Arseny Arkad'yevich Golenishchev-Kutuzov (1848 - 1913)
Pred ikonoj
Language: Russian (Русский)
Available translation(s): ENG
Ona pred ikonoj stojala svjatoju; Skrestilisja ruki, usta ševelilis'; Iz glaz eja slëzy odna za drugoju Po blednym ščekam žemčugami katilis'. Ona povtorjala vse č'ë-to nazvan'e, I vzor ozarjalsja molitvennym svetom; I bylo tak mnogo ljubvi i stradan'ja, Tak malo nadeždy v molenii ėtom! Ona preklonilas' i dolgo ležala, Pril'nuv golovoju k zemle bezotvetnoj, Kak budto v tomlen'i nemom ožidala, Čto golos nad neju razdastsja privetnyj. No bylo vse ticho v molčanii noči, Lampada mercala vo mrake trevožnom, I skorbno smotreli Spasitelja oči Na oči, prosjaščija o nevozmožnom.
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Authorship:
- by Arseny Arkad'yevich Golenishchev-Kutuzov (1848 - 1913) [author's text not yet checked 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 Sergei Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943), "Пред иконой", op. 21 (Двенадцать романсов = Dvenadcat' romansov (Twelve songs)) no. 10 (1902) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Rianne Stam) , "Before the icon", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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