Text & Translation
Ekha, 'Echo'
Russian source:
Alexander Pushkin
Trubit lirog, gremit li grom,
Poyot li deva za kholmom—
Na vsyakiy zvuk, na vsyakiy zvuk
Svoy otklik v vozdukhe pustom
Rodish´ tï vdrug, rodish´ tï vdrug.
Tï vnemlesh´ grokhotu gromov,
I glasu buri i valov,
I kriku sel´skikh pastukhov—
I shlyosh´ otvet, i shlyosh´ otvet, i shlyosh´ otvet,
Tebe zh net otzïva,—tebe zh net otzïva—
Takov I tï, poet! poet!
Echo
English translation ©
Anon.
A distant horn, the thunder’s roll,
A maiden singing up the hill,
To every sound, to every sound
Your answering cry the air doth fill
In quick rebound, in quick rebound.
You listen for the thunder’s voice,
The ocean wave’s wild stormy noise,
The distant mountain shepherd’s cries
You answer free, you answer free, you answer free;
To you comes no reply, to you comes no reply.
Likewise O poet to thee!
Ekha, 'Echo'
Russian source:
Alexander Pushkin
Echo
English source:
Anon.
Revetli zver´ v lesu glukhom,
From leafy woods the savage howl,
Trubit lirog, gremit li grom,
A distant horn, the thunder’s roll,
Poyot li deva za kholmom—
A maiden singing up the hill,
Na vsyakiy zvuk, na vsyakiy zvuk
To every sound, to every sound
Svoy otklik v vozdukhe pustom
Your answering cry the air doth fill
Rodish´ tï vdrug, rodish´ tï vdrug.
In quick rebound, in quick rebound.
Tï vnemlesh´ grokhotu gromov,
You listen for the thunder’s voice,
I glasu buri i valov,
The ocean wave’s wild stormy noise,
I kriku sel´skikh pastukhov—
The distant mountain shepherd’s cries
I shlyosh´ otvet, i shlyosh´ otvet, i shlyosh´ otvet,
You answer free, you answer free, you answer free;
Tebe zh net otzïva,—tebe zh net otzïva—
To you comes no reply, to you comes no reply.
Takov I tï, poet! poet!
Likewise O poet to thee!
Composer
Benjamin Britten
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976) was an English composer, conductor and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British classical music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music,…
Poet
Alexander Pushkin
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (6 June 1799 – 10 February 1837) was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era who is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. Pushkin was born…
Performances
Previously performed at:
- 68. Mastercourse Day Five 28 Oct 2022
- 64. Mastercourse Day Four 27 Oct 2022
- 58. Mastercourse Day Three 26 Oct 2022
- 54. Mastercourse Day Two 25 Oct 2022
- 50. Mastercourse Day One 24 Oct 2022
- 11. Cold War, Warm Hearts - Isaiah Berlin: Between Russia and Oxford 16 Oct 2022