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Anne Akhmatovoy 'To Anna Akhmatova'
Russian source:
Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva
O Muza placha, prekrasnejshaja iz muz!
O ty, shal'noje ischadije nochi beloj!
Ty chjornuju nasylajesh' metel' na Rus',
I vopli tvoi vonzajutsja v nas, kak strely.
I my sharakhajemsja, i glukhoje: okh!
Stotysjachnoje -- tebe prisjagajet. Anna
Akhmatova! `Eto imja -- ogromnyj vzdokh,
I v glub' on padajet, kotoraja bezymjanna.
My koronovany tem, chto odnu s toboj
My zemlju topchem, chto nebo nad nami-to zhe!
I tot, kto ranen smertel'noj tvojej sud'boj,
Uzhe bessmertnym na smertnoje skhodit lozhe.
V pevuchem grade mojom kupola gorjat,
i Spasa svetlogo slavit slepec brodjachij . . .
I ja darju svoj kolokol'nyj grad,
- Akhmatova! - I serdce svoje v pridachu.
O ty, shal'noje ischadije nochi beloj!
Ty chjornuju nasylajesh' metel' na Rus',
I vopli tvoi vonzajutsja v nas, kak strely.
I my sharakhajemsja, i glukhoje: okh!
Stotysjachnoje -- tebe prisjagajet. Anna
Akhmatova! `Eto imja -- ogromnyj vzdokh,
I v glub' on padajet, kotoraja bezymjanna.
My koronovany tem, chto odnu s toboj
My zemlju topchem, chto nebo nad nami-to zhe!
I tot, kto ranen smertel'noj tvojej sud'boj,
Uzhe bessmertnym na smertnoje skhodit lozhe.
V pevuchem grade mojom kupola gorjat,
i Spasa svetlogo slavit slepec brodjachij . . .
I ja darju svoj kolokol'nyj grad,
- Akhmatova! - I serdce svoje v pridachu.
Composer
Dmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich was a Russian composer and pianist. He achieved fame in the Soviet Union, although later developed a more complex and difficult relationship with the government. As a composer, he combined a variety of different musical…
