Songs
Angel i demon, 'Angel and Demon'
(1898)
Angel i demon, 'Angel and Demon'
Pod"emljut spor za chelovekaDva dukha moshchnye: odin -`Edemskoj dveri vlastelinI vechnyj strazh jejo ot veka;Drugoj -- vo vsem velich'i zla,Vladyka sumrachnogo mira:Nad ognennoj jego porfirojGorjat dva ognennykh kryla.No torzhestvo komu zh ustupitV pyli rozhdennyj chelovek?Venec li vechnykh pal'm on kupitIl' chashu vremennuju neg?Gospoden' angel tikh i jasen:Jego zhivit smiren'ja luch;No gordyj demon tak prekrasen,Tak luchezaren i moguch!
Angel i demon, 'Angel and Demon'
Two powerful spirits argueO’er the fate of man:One watches over Eden’s door,Eternal guardian across the ages;The other – the lord of the underworldIn all its evil grandeur:Two fiery wings burnAbove its fiery porphyry robes.To which of these will man, born in dust,Grant ascendancy?Will he purchase the crown of eternal palms,Or the fleeting cup of sensuous pleasure?Quiet and limpid is the Angel of the Lord,Burning with the light of humility;But the proud demon is so beautiful,So radiant and powerful!
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Composer
Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov was a Russian composer, best know for his orchestral compositions and his symphonic suite Scheherazade. He believed in developing a nationalistic style of classical music, and was influenced by Russian folk song and lore.
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Angel i demon, 'Angel and Demon'
Pod"emljut spor za cheloveka
Dva dukha moshchnye: odin -
`Edemskoj dveri vlastelin
I vechnyj strazh jejo ot veka;
Drugoj -- vo vsem velich'i zla,
Vladyka sumrachnogo mira:
Nad ognennoj jego porfiroj
Gorjat dva ognennykh kryla.
No torzhestvo komu zh ustupit
V pyli rozhdennyj chelovek?
Venec li vechnykh pal'm on kupit
Il' chashu vremennuju neg?
Gospoden' angel tikh i jasen:
Jego zhivit smiren'ja luch;
No gordyj demon tak prekrasen,
Tak luchezaren i moguch!
Angel i demon, 'Angel and Demon'
Two powerful spirits argue
O’er the fate of man:
One watches over Eden’s door,
Eternal guardian across the ages;
The other – the lord of the underworld
In all its evil grandeur:
Two fiery wings burn
Above its fiery porphyry robes.
To which of these will man, born in dust,
Grant ascendancy?
Will he purchase the crown of eternal palms,
Or the fleeting cup of sensuous pleasure?
Quiet and limpid is the Angel of the Lord,
Burning with the light of humility;
But the proud demon is so beautiful,
So radiant and powerful!
If you would like to use our texts and translations, please click here for more information.
Composer
Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov was a Russian composer, best know for his orchestral compositions and his symphonic suite Scheherazade. He believed in developing a nationalistic style of classical music, and was influenced by Russian folk song and lore.
Information from Wikipedia. Read more here.
See Full Entry
Sorry, no further description available.