Dmitri Hvorostovsky - Heroism (Monologue for baritone) (Tchaikovsky)

Fortepiano: Mikhail Arkadiev
P. I. Tchaikovsky (op.60 No.11)
Words by A.S. Khomyakov

Пётр Ильич Чайковский
А.С. Хомяков

Подвиг

Подвиг есть и в сраженьи,
Подвиг есть и в борьбе;
Высший подвиг в терпеньи, Любви и мольбе.

Если сердце заныло
Перед злобой людской,
Иль насилье схватило
Тебя цепью стальной;
Если скорби земные
Жалом в душу впились,
С верой бодрой и смелой
Ты за подвиг берись.
Есть у подвига крылья,
И взлетишь ты на них
Без труда, без усилья
Выше мраков земных,
Выше крыши темницы,
Выше злобы слепой,
Выше воплей и криков
Гордой черни людской.

Podvik
(A. Khomyakov)

Podvik jest' i f srazhen'ji,
Podvik jest' i v bar'b'e,
Vyshyj podvik f tirpen'ji,
L'ubvi i mal'b'e.

Jesli sertse zanyla
Pered zlobaj I'utskoj,
11' nasil'je shvatila
Tib'a tsep'ju stal'noj,
Jesl'i skorbi zemnyje
Zhalam v dushu fpilis':
S veraj bodraj i smelaj
Ty za podvik biris'!

Jest' U podviga kryl'ja
I vzletish ty na nih
Bes truda, bez usil'ja,
Vyshe mrakav zimnyh,
Vyshe kryshy temnitsy,
Vyshe zloby slipoj,
Vyshe voplej i krikaf
Gordaj chern'i I'utskoj.
Podvik jest' i f srazhen'ji, etc.

Heroism

There is heroism in battle,
there is valour in combat,
but the highest achievement lies in patience,
love and prayer.

If your heart is sickened
by the evil of man,
or if you are under constraint
as if bound in chains of steel,
if grief holds
you in Its grasp:
with faith that is hearty and bold
strive for heroic achievement!

Heroism has wings
and on these you will be borne up
easily, effortlessly,
above the gloomy places of the earth,
above the roof of the dark prison,
above blind malice,
above the yells and clamour
of the arrogant rabble.
There is heroism in battle, etc.

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[jeffro887]

Is this on any of his Russian CDs?

[frufruJ]

Yes, Russian Romances from 1991. They don't have it on Amazon any more.

[AlexDrab]

Zajebisj! Muzik!

[eurydike]

@jeffro887 i bought a cd where he sings this song on ebay, try it there :)

[lllCarreralll]

Вот что мне нравится в таких выступлениях, это то, что Профессионалом является не только вокалист, но и аккомпаниатор. И слушать это - одно удовольствие! Есть чему учиться, куда расти. Спасибо за прекрасные видео автору

[alehli1]

Душевно.

[fanfatal19]

bellisima voce

[Whynicht]

So I guess both "prayer" and "supplication" are correct as "supplication" indeed can be understood as prayer. I should have rechecked the actual word usage before posting.

Anyway, I think "prayer" is just more clear. And your English is as good as mine %)

[Whynicht]

I've just checked several thesauruses: molitva and mol'ba were used earlier as synonyms and they both come from the verb "molit''". And "supplication" comes from Latin "supplicāre" - to beg on one's knees. My Latin dictionary says to is both for begging and praying.

[frufruJ]

No, no, no. I mean, the translation should not be literal, as it's obvious that the word "mol'ba" was chosen because of the word "bor'ba", but maybe not... You're Russian, and your English is perfect. Don't you think "prayer" is better than "supplication"? Or is the implication too liturgical? Or do you have any other idea?