by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824)
Translation by Modest Petrovich Musorgsky (1839 - 1881)

Porazhenije Sennakheriba
Language: Russian (Русский)  after the English 
Kak staja volkov golodnykh, na nas vragi nabezhali.
Tolpy ikh zlatom i purpurom nas oslepljali. 
Tolpy ikh nas oslepljali. 

Ikh kop'ja stal'nye blistali, kak zvezdy na zybi igraja, 
Kak les roskoshnyj i moguchij.
S voskhodom solnca podnimalis' tolpy vrazh'i.

I solnce pomerklo, ne stalo zari ot polchishch vrazh'ikh, ne stalo zari
Poblekshimi list'jami, burej gonimymi, 
Te tolpy tolpy ikh s zakatom solnca pole pokryli, pole pokryli.

I angel smerti vzmakhnul krylom v tishi nochnoj,
Paril na kryl'jakh smerti strashnyj dukh. 

I Angel smerti vzmakhnul krylom, dykhan'em smerti vragov porazil.
Smertnym, strashnym dykhan'em porazil vraga. 
Angel smerti vraga oledenil. 
Smertnym, strashnym dykhan'em porazil vraga. Angel mshchen'ja.
I serdca vragov zabilis' v poslednij raz, v poslednij raz.

Kak staja volkov golodnykh, na nas vragi nabezhali.
Tolpy ikh zlatom i purpurom nas oslepljali. Tolpy ikh nas oslepljali. 

Ikh kop'ja stal'nye blistali, kak zvezdy na nebe igraja,
Kak les roskoshnyi moguchij. 

S voskhodom solnca podnimalis' tolpy vrazh'i.
Kak solnce pomerklo, ne stalo zari ot polchishch vrazh'ikh, ne stalo zari
Poblekshimi list'jami, burej gonimymi, 

Te tolpy tolpy ikh s zakatom solnca pole pokryli, pole pokryli.
I Angel Bozhij vragov porazil!

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