by Aleksey Vasil'yevich Kol'tsov (1808 - 1842)
Molitva
Language: Russian (Русский)
Spasitel', Spasitel'! Chista moja vera, Kak plamja molitvy! No, Bozhe, i vere Mogila temna! Chto slukh mne zamenit? Potukhshije ochi? Glubokoje chuvstvo Ostyvshego serdca? Chto budet zhizn' dukha Bez `etogo serdca? Na krest, na mogilu, Na nebo, na zemlju, Na tochku nachala I celi tvorenij Tvorec vsemogushchij Nakinul zavesu, Nalozhil pechat' — Pechat' ta naveki, Jejo ne rastorgnut Miry, razrushajas', Ogon' ne rastopit, Ne smojet voda!.. Prosti mne, Spasitel'! Slezu mojej greshnoj Vechernej molitvy: Vo t'me ona svetit Ljubov'ju k Tebe…
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Text Authorship:
- by Aleksey Vasil'yevich Kol'tsov (1808 - 1842), "Молитва", subtitle: "(Дума)", written 1836 [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 Aleksandr Nikolayevich Shefer (1866 - 1914), "Молитва" [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892) , "Gebet", appears in Aus der Heimat und Fremde ; composed by Georg Göhler, Philipp Scharwenka.
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This text was added to the website: 2015-10-04
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