An angel was crossing the pale vault of night - rehersal - По небу полуночи ангел летел - репетиция

Ксения и Пелагея репетируют песню к рождеству, слова Михаила Лермонтова, музыка Антона Рубинштейна Ksenia and Pelageia are rehersing a Christmas song. Lyrics by Mikhail Lermontov, music by Anton Rubinshtein An angel was crossing the pale vault of night, And his song was as soft as his flight, And the moon and the stars and the clouds in a throng Stood enthralled by this holy song. He sang of the bliss of the innocent shades In the depths of celestial glades; He sang of the Sovereign Being, and free Of guile was his eulogy. He carried a soul in his arms, a young life To the world of sorrow and strife, And the young soul retained the throb of that song — without words, but vivid and strong. And tied to this planet long did it pine Full of yearnings dimly divine, And our dull little ditties could never replace Songs belonging to infinite space. Translated by Vladimir Nabokov