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"I will not deceive myself," poem by Sergei Esenin
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For tenor and strings, in Russian.
jazz classical instrumental vocal opera orchestra chamber ballet
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Composer for large-scale performance work, ballet and opera. Have written music for classical theatrical productions of Shakespeare, ("The Tempest," "The Twelft
Loren Lieberman is a native of Denver, Colorado, now living on the West Coast in California, where he is best known for his work as an actor in Classical and Shakespearean Theatre. He has a degree from Sonoma State University in Theatre Arts, and has been an Honor's Music Composition Student at the College of Marin, Santa Rosa Junior College, and at Sonoma State University. He has won an award for composition from the Redwood Empire Music Association. He has recently completed an opera in Russian, based on the novel by Alexander Solzhenitsyn, "Cancer Ward", (and of the same name), and is currently working on his fourth opera, based on the Classical Tragedy by Sophocles, "Oedipus the King," with a libretto in Ancient Greek. His interest in languages has shaped much of his artistic temperment, and he is self taught in Russian and Sanskrit, and has hopes to begin his next opera, Shakespeare's, "Romeo and Juliet," in Hindi.
Song Info
Genre
Classical Opera
Charts
Peak #110
Peak in subgenre #4
Author
Sergey Esenin/Masaru Yonemitsu
Rights
adhikapokoya 2010
Uploaded
August 24, 2010
Track Files
MP3
MP3 2.4 MB 128 kbps 2:34
Story behind the song
This is the first time in my life I've been pretty excited about the way a poem, (or anything else, for that matter), scans. The following translation from the Russian is by Alec Vagapov.
Lyrics
I will not deceive myself, admitting I have worries in my heart, so dreary. Why am I reputed as a cheating Crook and trouble-maker, really? I am not a villain nor a thief in hiding, And I never shot imprisoned convicts. I am just a thoughtless idler, smiling Friendly and avoiding conflicts. I am a naughty reckless Moscow loner. All along the main street, and around, Every little dog in every corner Knows me by the way I tread the ground. Every jade I meet, rundown and hopeless, Gives me nods of hail and salutation. I am a friend of animals, my verses Are as good for them as medication. I dona019t wear my hat to charm the ladies For I cana019t stand featherbrained emotions. Ita019s convenient to use my hats as ladles Filling them with oats to feed the horses. I do not have friends among the people, Ita019s a different kingdom I am bound to. I will gladly give my tie to simple Shaggy dog I happen to encounter. From now on I will be safe and sound. In my heart a sunny day is breaking. Thata019s the reason why they tend to count Me to be a crook and trouble-maker. 1922
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