Text & Translation
Muzyka
Russian source:
Aleksandr Blok
I gorod skrojetsja vo mgle,
O, skol'ko muzyki u boga,
Kakije zvuki na zemle!
Chto burja zhizni,
Jesli rozy tvoji cvetut mne i gorjat!
Chto chelovecheskije sljozy,
Kogda rumjanitsja zakat!
Primi, Vladychica vselennoj,
Skvoz' krov', skvoz' muki, skvoz' groba
Poslednej strasti kubok pennyj
Ot nedostojnogo raba.
Music
English translation ©
Julie Curtis
And the city is wrapped in darkness,
How much music there is in the divine,
What sounds can be heard on earth!
What are the storms of life to me,
If your roses blossom and glow!!
What the sorrows of mankind,
When you can watch the crimson sunset!
O Lady, Sovereign of the Universe,
Accept – through blood, through pain, through death –
This foaming cup, filled to the brim
With the last passions of your unworthy slave!
Muzyka
Russian source:
Aleksandr Blok
Music
English source:
Julie Curtis
V noch', kogda usnjot trevoga
At night, when alarms fade,
I gorod skrojetsja vo mgle,
And the city is wrapped in darkness,
O, skol'ko muzyki u boga,
How much music there is in the divine,
Kakije zvuki na zemle!
What sounds can be heard on earth!
Chto burja zhizni,
What are the storms of life to me,
Jesli rozy tvoji cvetut mne i gorjat!
If your roses blossom and glow!!
Chto chelovecheskije sljozy,
What the sorrows of mankind,
Kogda rumjanitsja zakat!
When you can watch the crimson sunset!
Primi, Vladychica vselennoj,
O Lady, Sovereign of the Universe,
Skvoz' krov', skvoz' muki, skvoz' groba
Accept – through blood, through pain, through death –
Poslednej strasti kubok pennyj
This foaming cup, filled to the brim
Ot nedostojnogo raba.
With the last passions of your unworthy slave!
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…
Poet
Aleksandr Blok
Alexander Alexandrovich Blok was a Russian lyrical poet, writer, publicist, playwright, translator, literary critic.