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by Aleksey Stepanovich Khomyakov (1804 - 1860)

Videnije
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Bezzvjozdnaja polnoch' dyshala prokhladoj.
Krutilasja Laba gremja pod oknom.
O Prage ja s grustnoju dumal otradoj,
O Prage mechtal zabyvajasja snom.

Mne snilos', lechu ja: Orjol sizokrylyj
davno i davno by v poljote otstal.
A ja, uvlekajem nevidimoj siloj,
vsjo vyshe i vyshe vzletal.

I s neba kartinu ja chudnuju videl,
V ubranstve i bleske ves' zapadnyj kraj,
Moravu i Labu i dal'njuju Savu,
gremjashchij i sinij Dunaj.

I Pragu ja videl, i Praga sijala,
Sijal zlatoverkhij na Petshine khram,
Molitva stavjanskaja gromko zvuchala,
V napevakh znakomykh minuvshim vekam.

I v staroj odezhde svjatogo Kirilla,
Jepiskop na Petshin vskhodil.
I sledom valila narodnaja sila.
I vozdukh byl polon kuren'em kadil.

I klir, vospevaja nebesnuju slavu
zval milost' gospodnju na zapadnyj kraj,
Na Labu, Moravu, na dal'njuju Savu,
na shumnyj i sinij Dunaj.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Aleksey Stepanovich Khomyakov (1804 - 1860) [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 Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837 - 1910), "Видение" [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 132

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