by Semyon Yakovlevich Nadson (1862 - 1887)
Пора! Явись, пророк! Всей силою печали
Language: Russian (Русский)
Our translations: ENG
Пора! Явись, пророк! Всей силою печали, Всей силою любви взываю я к тебе! Взгляни, как дряхлы мы, взгляни, как мы устали, Как мы безпомощны в мучительной борьбе! Теперь - иль никогда!... Сознанье умирает, Стыд гаснет, совесть спит. Ни проблеска кругом, Одно ничтожество свой голос возвышает...
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- by Semyon Yakovlevich Nadson (1862 - 1887), no title [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 Sergei Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943), "Пора!", op. 14 (Двенадцать романсов = Dvenadcat' romansov (Twelve songs)) no. 12 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Fyodor Ivanovich Silin , "Пора! Явись пророк" [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (A. D. P. Briggs) , "It is time", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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