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Gorky on Lenin re Appassionata
Thread poster: Dorene Cornwell
Dorene Cornwell
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Jan 6, 2004

I am looking for the original or alternate translations of the following text

>> "I know of nothing more beautiful than the Appassionata, I could
>>hear it every day. It is marvellous, unearthly music. Every time I
>>hear these notes, I think with pride and perhaps childlike naivete,
>>that it is wonderful what man can accomplish. But I cannot listen
>>to music often, it affects my nerves. I want to say amiable
>>stupidities and stroke the heads ... See more
I am looking for the original or alternate translations of the following text

>> "I know of nothing more beautiful than the Appassionata, I could
>>hear it every day. It is marvellous, unearthly music. Every time I
>>hear these notes, I think with pride and perhaps childlike naivete,
>>that it is wonderful what man can accomplish. But I cannot listen
>>to music often, it affects my nerves. I want to say amiable
>>stupidities and stroke the heads of the people who can create such
>>beauty in a filthy hell. But today is not the time to stroke
>>people's heads; today hands descend to split skulls open, split
>>them open ruthlessly, although opposition to all violence is our
>>ultimate ideal-it is a hellishly hard task."
>>
>>Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, quoted in Maxim Gorky, Days with Lenin ▲ Collapse
 
Natalie
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- Jan 7, 2004

Hi, Dorene!

Here is the original Russian text:

Íè÷åãî íå çíàþ ëó÷øå Àïïàññèîíàòû, ãîòîâ ñëóøàòü åå êàæäûé äåíü... Èçóìèòåëüíàÿ, íå÷åëîâå÷åñêàÿ ìóçûêà. ß âñåãäà ñ ãîðäîñòüþ, ìîæåò áûòü íàèâíîé, äóìàþ, âîò êàêèå ÷óäåñà ìîãóò äåëàòü ëþäè. Íî ÷àñòî ñëóøàòü ìóçûêó íå ìîãó, äåéñòâóåò íà í�... See more
Hi, Dorene!

Here is the original Russian text:

Íè÷åãî íå çíàþ ëó÷øå Àïïàññèîíàòû, ãîòîâ ñëóøàòü åå êàæäûé äåíü... Èçóìèòåëüíàÿ, íå÷åëîâå÷åñêàÿ ìóçûêà. ß âñåãäà ñ ãîðäîñòüþ, ìîæåò áûòü íàèâíîé, äóìàþ, âîò êàêèå ÷óäåñà ìîãóò äåëàòü ëþäè. Íî ÷àñòî ñëóøàòü ìóçûêó íå ìîãó, äåéñòâóåò íà íåðâû, õî÷åòñÿ ìèëûå ãëóïîñòè ãîâîðèòü è ãëàäèòü ïî ãîëîâêàì ëþäåé, êîòîðûå, æèâÿ â ãðÿçíîì àäó, ìîãóò ñîçäàâàòü òàêóþ êðàñîòó. À ñåãîäíÿ ãëàäèòü ïî ãîëîâêå íèêîãî íåëüçÿ – ðóêó îòêóñÿò, è íàäîáíî áèòü ïî ãîëîâêàì, áèòü áåçæàëîñòíî, õîòÿ ìû, â èäåàëå, ïðîòèâ âñÿêîãî íàñèëèÿ íàä ëþäüìè. Ãì-ãì, – äîëæíîñòü àäñêè òðóäíàÿ!

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Dorene Cornwell
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Ñïàñèáî îãðîìíîå! Jan 7, 2004

Natalie wrote:

Hi, Dorene!

Here is the original Russian text:

Íè÷åãî íå çíàþ ëó÷øå Àïïàññèîíàòû, ãîòîâ ñëóøàòü åå êàæäûé äåíü... Èçóìèòåëüíàÿ, íå÷åëîâå÷åñêàÿ ìóçûêà. ß âñåãäà ñ ãîðäîñòüþ, ìîæåò áûòü íàèâíîé, äóìàþ, âîò êàêèå ÷óäåñà ìîãóò äåëàòü ëþäè. Íî ÷àñòî ñëóøàòü ìóçûêó íå ìîãó, äåéñòâóåò íà íåðâû, õî÷åòñÿ ìèëûå ãëóïîñòè ãîâîðèòü è ãëàäèòü ïî ãîëîâêàì ëþäåé, êîòîðûå, æèâÿ â ãðÿçíîì àäó, ìîãóò ñîçäàâàòü òàêóþ êðàñîòó. À ñåãîäíÿ ãëàäèòü ïî ãîëîâêå íèêîãî íåëüçÿ – ðóêó îòêóñÿò, è íàäîáíî áèòü ïî ãîëîâêàì, áèòü áåçæàëîñòíî, õîòÿ ìû, â èäåàëå, ïðîòèâ âñÿêîãî íàñèëèÿ íàä ëþäüìè. Ãì-ãì, – äîëæíîñòü àäñêè òðóäíàÿ!

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