Adam's Lament (Pärt)
Adam's Lament | |
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by Arvo Pärt | |
Text | by Silouan of Athos |
Language | Russian |
Composed | 2009 |
Scoring | SATB choir and orchestra |
Adam's Lament (Russian: Адамов плач Adamov plach) is a 2009 choral composition in Russian by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt on Silouan of Athos's (Силуан Афонский) version of the old Russian Orthodox lament "Adam's Lament".[1] The work is scored for choir and orchestra, and is a setting of the words of Saint Silouan.[2] Pärt has been reported to say that the fallen Adam of the work represents "humankind in its entirety and each individual person alike".[3]
Text[]
The poem by Silouan begins:
- "Адам, отец вселенной, в Раю знал сладость любвьи Божией,
- И потому, когда был изгнан из Рая за грех и лишился любвьи Божией,
- Горько страдал и с великим стоном рыдал на всю пустыню."
- "Adam, otets vselennoy, v rayu znal sladost' lyubvi Bozhiyey, i potomu, kogda byl izgnan iz raya za grekh i lishilsya lyubvi Bozhiyey, gor'ko stradal i s velikim stonom rydal na vsyu pustynyu."[4]
- "Adam, father of all mankind, in paradise knew the sweetness of the love of God ; and so when for his sin he was driven forth from the garden of Eden, and was widowed of the love of God, he suffered grievously and lamented with a mighty moan. And the whole desert rang with his lamentations." (Translated by Rosemary Edmonds.)[5]
References[]
- ^ Cunningham, Harriet (8 April 2013). "Simple merges with complex in right hands". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim (26 October 2012). "Arvo Pärt: "Adam's Lament" and other Choral Works". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ Fiona Maddocks (28 October 2012). "Arvo Pärt: Adam's Lament – review". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ "Силуан Афонский. Адамов плач - Зачатьевский ставропигиальный женский монастырь". Zachatevmon.ru. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Adam's Lament" (PDF). Svots.edu. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
Categories:
- 2009 compositions
- Compositions by Arvo Pärt
- Choral compositions