Songs
Pered samoubijstvom 'Before Suicide'
by Dmitri Shostakovich From Six romances on texts by Japanese poets Op. 21a
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Text
Pered samoubijstvom 'Before Suicide'
Russian source:
Ohotsuno Ozi trans. Aleksandr Nikolayevich Brandt
Unylo sypljutsja listy. Gustoj tuman
prud zastilajet. Gusi dikije krichat ispuganno
na ozere, opjat' krichat.
Sny mrachnye vitajut nad mojej glavoj,
na serdce tjazhest'. cherez god, kogda razdastsja
snova krik gusej, ja ne uslyshu ikh.
prud zastilajet. Gusi dikije krichat ispuganno
na ozere, opjat' krichat.
Sny mrachnye vitajut nad mojej glavoj,
na serdce tjazhest'. cherez god, kogda razdastsja
snova krik gusej, ja ne uslyshu ikh.
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…
