Dar brezplodni, dar slučajni
Completion year
1999
Duration
5 min
Scored for
mezzo-soprano, horn and piano
Other titles
Futile gift, so unexpected
About
A piece for mezzo-soprano, horn, and piano was composed for the ensemble of Irena Yebuah, Boštjan Lipovšek, and Klemen Golner. This poem by Pushkin [Futile gift, so unexpected] was one of the favorite poems of Slovenian poet Dane Zajc, to whom the piece is also dedicated. The composition has come to life on concert stages several times.
Premiere
Irena Yebuah (mezzo-soprano), Boštjan Lipovšek (horn), Klemen Golner (piano)
Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K1bTqxsx0wAdditional performances
16.6.2025 Ljubljana Music Academy
Language
Slovenian
Lyrics by
Alexander Pushkin / transl. Mile Klopčič
Lyrics / Vocal text
Dar brezplodni, dar slučajni, to življenje — le čemu?
in zakaj ukaz te tajni je poklical v smrt, čemu?
Kdo me je z nevidno silo iz nebiti v svet prizval?
Kaj mi z dvomom um skalilo, kdo strasti je srcu dal?
Cilja ni nikjer pred mano, prazna duša, prazen um —
Mene muči neprestano pustega življenja šum...
Dedicated to
Dane Zajc
Publishers
Mc.DSS 211