by Apollon Nikolayevich Maykov (1821 - 1897)
Октава
Language: Russian (Русский)
Гармонии стиха божественные тайны Не думай разгадать по книгам мудрецов: У брега сонных вод, один бродя, случайно, Прислушайся душой к шептанью тростников, Дубравы говору; их звук необычайный Прочувствуй и пойми... В созвучии стихов Невольно с уст твоих размерные октавы Польются, звучные, как музыка дубравы.
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Note on TransliterationsAuthorship:
- by Apollon Nikolayevich Maykov (1821 - 1897), "Октава", written 1841, appears in В антологическом роде (V antologicheskom rode) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908), "Октава", op. 45 no. 3 (1897-9), from Поэту (Po`etu), no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sergey Rybin) , "The octave", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Octave", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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