Ljublju pojavlenije tkani

Ljublju pojavlenije tkani,
Kogda posle dvukh ili trekh,
A to chetyrjokh zadykhanij
Pridjot vyprjamitel'nyj vzdokh —
I dugami parusnykh gonok
Otkrytye formy chertja,
Igrajet prostranstvo sprosonok —
Ne znavsheje ljul'ki ditja.

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by Osip Emil'evich Mandelstam (1891-1938) , 1933, rev. 1935

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948-) , "Ljublju pojavlenije tkani", op. 53 no. 1, published 1989 [soprano, flute, horn, harp, and string trio], from Vos'mistishija, no. 1.

ENG English [singable] (Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov)

Date added to the website: 2008-01-22.

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I love the uprise of a texture

 I love the uprise of a texture,
 To see after two, three or some
 Air gasps, when there will be a gesture,
 And deep straightening breath then will come.
 And space, like a child, half awoken
 Chalks arcs with the sail of the yacht, --
 The shapes so untied and unbroken, --
 And plays, never knowing its cot.

Singable translation by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948-) , "I love the uprise of a texture", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

a text in Russian by Osip Emil'evich Mandelstam (1891-1938) , 1933, rev. 1935

Date added to the website: 2008-01-22.