Ode to Liberty (poem)

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Ode to Liberty
by Alexander Pushkin
Original titleВольность, Ода
Written1800s
Country Russia
Language Russian
Subject(s) Liberty
Form Ode

"Ode to Liberty" is a poem written by Alexander Pushkin. [1] Upon graduation from the Lycee, Pushkin publicly recited the poem, one of several that led to his exile by Tsar Alexander the First.

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Authorities summoned Pushkin to Moscow after the poem was found among the belongings of the rebels from the Decembrist Uprising (1825). [2]

Poem

In Russian

Вольность: Ода Александр Пушкин


Беги, сокройся от очей, Цитеры слабая царица! Где ты, где ты, гроза царей, Свободы гордая певица? — Приди, сорви с меня венок, Разбей изнеженную лиру… Хочу воспеть Свободу миру, На тронах поразить порок.

Открой мне благородный след Того возвышенного галла, Кому сама средь славных бед Ты гимны смелые внушала. Питомцы ветреной Судьбы, Тираны мира! трепещите! А вы, мужайтесь и внемлите, Восстаньте, падшие рабы!

Увы! куда ни брошу взор — Везде бичи, везде железы, Законов гибельный позор, Неволи немощные слезы; Везде неправедная Власть В сгущенной мгле предрассуждений Воссела — Рабства грозный Гений И Славы роковая страсть.

Лишь там над царскою главой Народов не легло страданье, Где крепко с Вольностью святой Законов мощных сочетанье; Где всем простерт их твердый щит, Где сжатый верными руками Граждан над равными главами Их меч без выбора скользит,

И преступленье с высока Сражает праведным размахом; Где не подкупна их рука Ни алчной скупостью, ни страхом. Владыки! вам венец и трон Дает Закон — а не природа; Стоите выше вы народа, Но вечный выше вас Закон.

И горе, горе племенам, Где дремлет он неосторожно, Где иль народу иль царям Законом властвовать возможно! Тебя в свидетели зову, О мученик ошибок славных, За предков в шуме бурь недавных Сложивший царскую главу.

Восходит к смерти Людовик, В виду безмолвного потомства, Главой развенчанной приник К кровавой плахе Вероломства. Молчит Закон — народ молчит, Падет преступная секира….. И се — злодейская порфира На галлах скованных лежит.

Самовластительный Злодей!, Тебя, твой трон я ненавижу, Твою погибель, смерть детей С жестокой радостию вижу. Читают на твоем челе Печать проклятия народы, Ты ужас мира, стыд природы, Упрек ты богу на земле.

Когда на мрачную Неву Звезда полуночи сверкает, И беззаботную главу Спокойный сон отягощает, Глядит задумчивый певец На грозно спящий средь тумана Пустынный памятник тирана, Забвенью брошенный дворец —,

И слышит Клии страшный глас За сими страшными стенами, Калигуллы последний час Он видит живо пред очами, Он видит — в лентах и звездах, Вином и злобой упоенны Идут убийцы потаенны, На лицах дерзость, в сердце страх.

Молчит неверный часовой, Опущен молча мост подъемный, Врата отверсты в тьме ночной Рукой предательства наемной…. О стыд! о ужас наших дней! Как звери, вторглись янычары!…, Падут бесславные удары… Погиб увенчанный злодей.

И днесь учитесь, о цари: Ни наказанья, ни награды, Ни кров темниц, ни алтари Не верные для вас ограды. Склонитесь первые главой Под сень надежную Закона, И станут вечной стражей трона Народов вольность и покой.

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References

  1. Thorpe, Vanessa (21 April 2018). "Pushkin descendant puts Russian poet's turbulent life on stage for first time". The Guardian .
  2. "On This Day: Alexander Pushkin". The Moscow Times . June 6, 2019.