Cahill Smith - Medtner: Prologue ("The Angel"), Op. 1, No. 1 from 8 Stimmungsbilder

Medtner: Prologue ("The Angel"), Op. 1, No. 1 from 8 Stimmungsbilder "The Angel" - Mikhail Lermontov The angel was flying through the sky of midnight And he sang a song quietly; And the moon and the stars, and the crowd of clouds Hearkened to that holy song. He sang on the bliss of the sinless spirits In the pastures of the gardens of heaven; He sang on the great God, and his praise Of Him was genuine. He carried a young soul in his arms To the world of grief and tears; And the sound of his song in the young soul Remained - wordless but alive. And it languished in the world for a long time, Filled with a tremendous desire, And the sounds of heaven could not be replaced With the dull songs of the earth. (Lermontov)