Paladin of the Lost Hour (1985)
“The current of Time's river
Will carry off all human deeds
And sink into oblivion
All peoples, kingdoms and their kings.
And if there's something that remains
Through sounds of horn and lyre,
It too will disappear into the maw of time
And not avoid the common pyre… [lines broken]”
Рѣка временъ въ своемъ стремленьи
Уноситъ всѣ дѣла людей
И топитъ въ пропасти забвенья
Народы, царства и царей.
А если что и остается
Чрезъ звуки лиры и трубы,
То вѣчности жерломъ пожрется
И общей не уйдетъ судьбы!
Lines found at Derzhavin's table after his death.
For another translation, see Time's river in its rushing current
Original
Река времён в своём стремленьи Уносит все дела людей И топит в пропасти забвенья Народы, царства и царей. А если что и остаётся Чрез звуки лиры и трубы, То вечности жерлом пожрётся И общей не уйдёт судьбы.
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