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Poetu

Song Cycle by Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)


1. `Ekho

Language: Russian

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 Revjot li zver' v lesu glukhom,
 Trubit li rog, gremit li grom,
 Pojot li deva za kholmom -
   Na vsjakij zvuk
 Svoj otklik v vozdukhe pustom
   Rodish' ty vdrug.

 Ty vnemlesh' grokhotu gromov,
 I glasu buri i valov,
 I kriku sel'skikh pastukhov -
   I shlesh' otvet;
 Tebe zh net otzyva... Takov
   I ty, po`et!


2. Iskusstvo

Language: Russian

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Srezal sebe ja trostnik u priberezh'ja shumnogo morja.
Nem on, zabytyj, lezhal v mojej khizhine bednoj.
Raz uvidal jego starec prokhozhij,
k nochlegu v khizhinu k nam zavernuvshij.
(On byl neponjaten, chuden na nashej glukhoj storone)
On obrezal stvol i otverstij nadelal, k ustam prilozhil ikh, 
i ozhivlennyj trostnik vdrug ispolnilsja zvukom chudnym,
kakim ozhivljalsja poroju u morja,
jesli vnezapno zefir, zarjabiv jego vody,
trosti kosnetsja i zvukom napolnit pomor'je.


3. Oktava

Language: Russian

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 Garmonii stikha bozhestvennyje tajny
 ne dumaj razgadat' po knigam mudrecov:
 u brega sonnykh vod odin brodja, sluchajno,
 prislushajsja dushoj k sheptan'ju trostnikov,
 dubravy govoru; ikh zvuk neobychajnyj prochuvstvuj i pojmi...
 V sozvuchii stikhov nevol'no s ust tvojikh
 razmernyje oktavy pol'jutsja, zvuchnyje, kak muzyka dubravy.


4. Somnenije

Language: Russian

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 Pust' govorjat: po`ezija-mechta,
 gorjachki serdca bred nichtozhnyj,
 chto mir jejo jest' mir pustoj i lozhnyj,
 i blednyj vymysl - krasota;
 pust' net dlja morekhodov dal'nykh siren opasnykh,
 net driad v lesakh gustykh,
 v ruch'jakh kristal'nykh zolotovlasykh net najad;
 pust' Zevs iz dlani ne nizvodit razjashchej molnii potok,
 i na noch' Gelios ne skhodit k Fetide v purpurnyj chertog: pust' tak!
 No v polden' list'jev shepot tak polon tajny,
 shum ruch'ja tak sladkozvuchen,
 morja ropot glubokomyslen,
 solnce dnja s takoj ljuboviju prijemlet puchina morja,
 lunnyj lik tak sokroven,
 chto serdce vnemlet vo vsem tanistvennyj jazyk;
 i ty nevol'no sim javlen'jam darujesh' zhizni krasoty,
 i `etim milym zabluzhden'jam i verish' i ne verish' ty!


5. Po`et

Language: Russian

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 Poka ne trebujet po`eta
 k svjashchennoj zhertve Apollon,
 v zabotakh sujetnogo sveta
 on malodushno pogruzhen;

 molchit jego svjataja lira;
 dusha v kushajet khladnyj son,
 i mezh detej nichtozhnykh mira,
 byt' mozhet, vsekh nichtozhnej on.

 No lish' bozhestvennyj glagol
 do slukha chutkogo kosnetsja,
 dusha po`eta vstrepenetsja,
 kak probudivshijsja orjol.

 Toskujet  on v zabavakh mira,
 ljudskoj chuzhdajetsja molvy,
 k nogam narodnogo kumira
 ne klonit gordoj golovy;

 bezhit on, dikij i surovyj,
 i zvukov, i smjaten'ja poln,
 na berega pustynnykh voln,
 v shiroko-shumnyje dubrovy...


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