Songs

Muza 'Muse'

by Nikolai Medtner

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Text

Muza 'Muse'
Russian source: Alexander Pushkin

V mladenchestve mojom ona menja ljubila
I semistvol'nuju cevnicu mne vruchila;
Ona vnimala mne s ulybkoj, i slegka
Po zvonkim skvazhinam pustogo trostnika
Uzhe naigryval ja slabymi perstami,
I gimny vazhnye, vnushennye bogami,
I pesni mirnyja frigijskikh pastukhov.

S utra do vechera v nemoj teni dubov
Prilezhno ja vnimal urokam devy tajnoj;
I raduja menja nagradoju sluchajnoj,
Otkinuv lokony ot milogo chela,
Sama iz ruk moikh svirel' ona brala.
Trostnik byl ozhivlen bozhestvennym dykhan'em
I serdce napolnjal svjatym ocharovan'em.

Composer

Nikolai Medtner

Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (5 January 1880 [O.S. 24 December 1879] – 13 November 1951) was a Russian composer and pianist. Although he fell into relative obscurity after his death, he now recognised as one of the most significant Russian composers…

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…

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