(Russian)
В дверях Эдема ангел нежный
Главой поникшею сиял
А демон мрачный и мятежный
Над адской бездною летал
Дух отрицанья, дух сомненья
На духа чистого взирал
И жар невольный умиленья
Впервые смутно познавал
«Прости,» он рёк, «тебя я видел
И ты недаром мне сиял:
Не всё я в [небе]1 ненавидел
Не всё я в мире презирал.»
(English)
In the doorway of Eden a gentle angel
With head adroop, was shining
But a dark and rebellious demon
Was flying over the abyss of hell
The spirit of denial, the spirit of doubt
Gazed at the spirit pure
And an involuntary heat of tenderness
He dimly experienced for the first time
"Pardon," he said, "You I saw
And not for nothing were you shining for me:
Not everything in heaven have I hated
Not everything in the world have I despised."
Angel was written by Александр Пушкин (Alexander Pushkin) & Benjamin Britten.