Songs

My otdokhnyom, 'We shall rest'

by Sergei Rachmaninov From Fifteen Romances Op. 26

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My otdokhnyom, 'We shall rest'
Russian source: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

My otdokhnjom! My uslyshim angelov, my uvidim vsjo nebo v almazakh, my uvidim, kak vsjo zlo zemnoje, vse nashi stradanija potonut v miloserdii, kotoroje napolnit soboju ves' mir, i nasha zhizn' stanet tikhoju, nezhnoju, sladkoju, kak laska. Ja veruju, veruju... My otdokhnjom... My otdokhnjom.

We shall rest
translation © Philip Ross Bullock

We shall rest! We shall hear the angels, we shall see the whole sky shining like diamonds, we shall see all the evil of this world, all our sufferings drowned in mercy, which will fill the whole earth, and I our life will become as quiet, as tender, as sweet as a caress. That is my belief, my belief… We shall rest… We shall rest.

My otdokhnyom, 'We shall rest'
Russian source: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

We shall rest
source: Philip Ross Bullock

My otdokhnjom! My uslyshim angelov, my uvidim vsjo nebo v almazakh, my uvidim, kak vsjo zlo zemnoje, vse nashi stradanija potonut v miloserdii, kotoroje napolnit soboju ves' mir, i nasha zhizn' stanet tikhoju, nezhnoju, sladkoju, kak laska. Ja veruju, veruju... My otdokhnjom... My otdokhnjom.
We shall rest! We shall hear the angels, we shall see the whole sky shining like diamonds, we shall see all the evil of this world, all our sufferings drowned in mercy, which will fill the whole earth, and I our life will become as quiet, as tender, as sweet as a caress. That is my belief, my belief… We shall rest… We shall rest.

Composer

Sergei Rachmaninov

Sergei Rachmaninov was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor of the late Romantic period.

Poet

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (29 January 1860– 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best…

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