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

Porazhenie Sennaxeriba
Language: Russian (Русский)  after the English 
Kak staya volkov golodny'x, na nas vragi nabezhali.
Tolpy' ix, zlatom i purpurom na solnce blistaya,
Sy'nov izrajlya ugnetenny'x oslepili.
Ix kop`ya stal`ny'e sverkali, 
kak zvezdy' na zvezdy' na zy'bi igraya.
Kak les roskoshny'j i moguchij.
S vosxodom solncza podnimalis` tolpy' vrazh`i.
I solnce smutilos`, sgibla zarya - 
ot polchishh assirijskix, nechestivy'x.
Ne volny' morskie revut v puchine, 
ne veter v pusty'ne stonet v ushhel`yax,
To vrazh`i tolpy' s dikim xoxotom krovi izrajlya zhazhdut.
Uzh teni vechernej zari po dal`nim xolmam probezhali;
V sleznoj molitve, v vople skorbnom, 
povergsya Izrail` pred liczom Iegovy',
O spasenii detej Xanaana vzy'vaya.
I se na cherny'x kry'lax pronessya nad stanom
Vragov isstuplenny'x angel smerti Agrail;
I ledenyashhim dy'xan`em kosnulsya ix ust nechestivy'x.
Drognuli deti Vaala, straxom zabilis` serdcza... i smolkli.
Poblekshimi list`yami, burej gonimy'mi,
Vrazh`i tela s zakatom solncza pole pokry'li,
Zane Bozhij angel vragov porazil.

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