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Песнь торжествующей любви

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Рассказ, впервые опубликованный в 1881 году.

29 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1879

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Ivan Turgenev

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Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (Cyrillic: Иван Сергеевич Тургенев) was a novelist, poet, and dramatist, and now ranks as one of the towering figures of Russian literature. His major works include the short-story collection A Sportsman’s Sketches (1852) and the novels Rudin (1856), Home of the Gentry (1859), On the Eve (1860), and Fathers and Sons (1862).

These works offer realistic, affectionate portrayals of the Russian peasantry and penetrating studies of the Russian intelligentsia who were attempting to move the country into a new age. His masterpiece, Fathers and Sons, is considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century.

Turgenev was a contemporary with Fyodor Dostoevsky and Leo Tolstoy. While these wrote about church and religion, Turgenev was more concerned with the movement toward social reform in Russia.

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553 reviews24 followers
May 7, 2020
Таинственная итальянская рукопись, восточный колорит, немой слуга-малаец... Все ингредиенты для европейской мистической новеллы. Оригинальный финал повести куда любопытнее.
Тургенев думал, что рукопись воспримут в штыки, и сам называл ее незначительной вещью, но на фоне убийства Александра II эта повесть была встречена на удивление тепло (не то что на goodreads :D).
Содержание Песни... очень контрастирует с остальным творчеством писателя, но образность его языка, филигранность слога присутствуют в повести в полной мере.

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1,279 reviews14 followers
May 27, 2021
https://archive.org/details/WeirdTale...
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/8935/...

Weird Tales reprint of a Russian short story first published in 1881, dedicated to the memory of Gustave Flaubert.

"Wage Du zu irren und zu träumen!"
(Dare to err and to dream!)
— Friedrich Schiller


"The Song of Triumphant Love" - based on I. Turgenev story - music for musical (or ballet) - orchestral version by Viacheslav (Slava) Ganelin is available here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Performed by Viacheslav Ganelin
Computer - simulated recording by Viacheslav Ganelin
Mastering by Sergey Libenstein
Video editing by Viacheslav Ganelin, used a free photo and video collage...
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35 reviews2 followers
January 5, 2022
Very smooth and nice to read - I particularly liked the eastern atmosphere Muzzio brought with him back to Ferrara. Turgenev is a talented (in a matter of style) writer, go read something - you'll see. ;)
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147 reviews17 followers
September 12, 2016
It's not much of a secret that Ivan Turgenev is one of my favourite writers. I decided late last year that I would make my way through his novels, short stories and plays. I chose to start with one of his short stories, The Song of Love Triumphant, because I read somewhere he dedicated it to his dear friend (and another favourite writer of mine) Gustave Flaubert and it did not disappoint. It's quite a different piece of writing compared to Turgenev's other short stories, very experimental, but it's a really fascinating insight into Turgenev's state of mind later in his life.

The Song of Love Triumphant (sometimes referred to as the Song of Triumphant Love) was written in 1881 which was two years before he died. It's a work that splits critics and the general reading public alike. Some think it's a creative masterpiece and some dismiss it as a purely imaginative story with no real substance. I saw it as somewhere in between those two extremes. It's not Turgenev's best work but it is very moving and creative and different. The story is heavily based on his life long love for Pauline Vardot, an opera singer and their unique connection that spurned decades. Pauline was married at the time they met but it seems they all come to some arrangement as Turgenev followed them around Europe and lived close to them for a very long time. At one point he lived in a room in their house and at another point built a chalet in their garden and lived there for a while. It was even said Pauline's two children were Turgenev's children - a popular public theory that was never proved.

Louis Viardot after reading The Song of Love Triumphant

The Song of Love Triumphant is set in Ferrara during the Renaissance and is both a look into Renaissance Italy and the fascination in the West with Oriental culture. It follows the story of two friends, Fabio and Muzzio, who were a painter and a musician respectively and their love for the same woman, Valeria. Valeria eventually chooses Fabio and Muzzio travels around the East for five years to recover from the disappointment. When he returns he stays with Valeria and Fabio which is really where the story starts. Muzzio has aquired 'supernatural' instruments while he has been in the East and at night he plays a tune on his new violin 'The Song of Triumphant Love' which mesmerisies Valeria and she has an erotic dream which Muzzio has as well. The next night Muzzio plays the tune again but this time Fabio follows the tune and 'fatal' events ensue. Muzzio somehow survives the attack (its implied he was brought back to life by his attendant) and they quickly leave Fabio and Valeria to live their life peacefully. The story ends with Valeria feeling the "stirring of life" in her womb and the narrator ends the story with an unfinished question.

The Song of Love Triumphant is a funny little tale. It's very experimental and not like Turgenev's usual stories which is why I found it so compelling. As with all of Turgenev's stories and novels I've read so far this story was exceptionally well written and the writing evokes emotion in you in a way that takes you back to a time or a person or a place in your own life. Turgenev was said to be a very gentle person, someone who was attached to nature and light, and you can really feel that in this story.
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117 reviews6 followers
May 27, 2025
I want a full decameron version of this
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292 reviews23 followers
December 30, 2015
A short story by Turgenev, and it was definitely consistent with his style. His style of storytelling kind of seems like an old man's, even when he was younger than when he wrote this.

The story kept me interested; it was set in 16th century Italy. Turgenev loved his Italians. It had an ominous aspect to it which kept the reader on their toes. All in all, a very pleasant read.
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November 13, 2018
#русскоестрашное
Итальянская красавица, два друга, живопись и музыка, пряные, жуткие и манящие чудеса востока, немой малаец, подпоясанный хвостом тигра, черная магия, и томление, томление, томление: "кровь ее тихо и томно волновалась, и в голове слегка звенело".
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35 reviews
October 26, 2022
This is absolute masterpiece, the paranormal things happening in such a short story makes it very interesting. UNDERRATED!!
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2,109 reviews46 followers
January 14, 2026
Самое главное затруднение для любого писателя — определиться с тем, о чём будешь писать дальше. Кто-то придерживается определённого плана, а кому-то замыслы для произведений приходят неожиданно. Допустим, на написание «Вешних вод» Тургенева должен был склонить роман «Венера в мехах» за авторством Леопольда фон Захер-Мазоха. Но из чего взросла «Песнь торжествующей любви»? Ссылаться на труды Гюстава Флобера покажется немыслимым. Впору даже сказать — повлиял Шекспир, в чьих пьесах страсти не единожды разгорались в пределах итальянских земель. Отставим всё это в сторону. Иван сказал друзьям о работе над фантастическим рассказом. Он не ожидал благостной реакции от читающей публики. И когда в 1881 году рассказ был опубликован, встретил неожиданную для Тургенева похвалу. Но никто не сказал про тёмные начала, будто Иван в чём-то пытался ступить на почву мрачных лириков от романтики, вроде того же Василия Жуковского.

Перед читателем картина середины XVI века. Место действия — славный историей город Феррара. Там живут два парня, сходные во всём, кроме внешности. Они и объект обожания выберут один и тот же. Что между ними произойдёт дальше? Иван мог внести элемент трагедии на первых страницах, поселив в сердцах парней обоюдную смертельную злобу. Произошло другое. В краях, где за честь привыкли обязательно бороться, по благородству писательской души случается явление дружеского соглашения. Кого выберет объект обожания, тот будет с нею, другой же — молча уступит. Может в данный момент должна была разыграться трагедия? У объекта обожания могли быть собственные причины, вследствие чего выбор вовсе бы коснулся кого-то другого, из-за чего бы точно разыгралась трагедия, вылившаяся в противоборство представленных вниманию парней. И опять нет. К чему вёл тогда повествование Тургенев? Что за сказочный сюжет в духе Флобера? Кровь прольётся в конце повествования?

Иван решил. Счастье молодых останется при них. Парень, без внимания объекта обожания, покинет Феррару, в течение пяти лет испытывая судьбу где-то в восточных странах, обещая вернуться лишь в момент, когда его душа очистится от любви. Как прошли эти пять лет? Мгновенно. Вернувшийся парень, уже — заматеревший мужчина, привёз с собой из странствий сокровища и немого малайца. Развитие повествования говорило о том, что надежда овладеть объектом желания вспыхнет вновь. Прямо о том Тургенев не скажет. Наоборот, рассказ отныне превращается в мистическое действие. На читателя обрушиваются тайны востока, страшные по присущей им животной сущности. Происходящее далее — не поддаётся разумному осмыслению. Потому-то и следовало говорить о фантастических допущениях, до которых Тургенев предпочёл снизойти.

Но читателя таким не напугаешь. Немало сложено историй на основании древнего фольклора славянских народов, значительное место в котором отводилось слабости человека перед силами мрака, вроде умертвий и прочих созданий, стремящихся сводить существование людей к бесплотности. А тут — некие восточные практики. Было бы чего бояться. Не фантастический сюжет, а обыкновенная сказка. К тому же, читатель уже как полвека зачитывался чем-то подобным в исполнении Вильгельма Гауфа, не говоря уже о должных быть на слуху сюжетах из собрания братьев Гримм. Да и может у Афанасьева нечто в таком же духе имелось. Потому читателю оставалось думать, как Тургенев свёл окончание повествования к не самому оригинальному разрешению, чем не позволил даже задуматься о том, к чему ему нужно было знакомиться с подобным сюжетом.

Но раз Тургеневу хотелось написать такой рассказ, он довёл замысел до конца. Оттого и полагая встретить преобладание негативных откликов. Впрочем, русская литературная критика той поры была крайне разрозненной, и не знала, как вникнуть в сюжет без чего-то, не способного заинтересовать цензуру.

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Author 5 books7 followers
June 24, 2022
Un puro concentrato di verità e di bellezza racchiuso in poco più di duecento pagine. Le parole di Turgenev, sempre illuminanti e incisive, fanno cantare lo spirito della Russia di ogni tempo, così come dell'uomo di ogni epoca e paese. I temi che legano come un fil rouge tutti e cinque i racconti sono l'amore, il dolore procurato dall'esistenza, la dignità umana che sfida sofferenza e miseria e la ricerca della felicità attraverso l'intreccio delle relazioni.

Eccezion fatta per "Il canto dell'amor trionfante", una fiaba ambientata nell'Italia cinquecentesca e condita di elementi e atmosfere esotici, i racconti proposti in questo volume sono tutti redatti in uno stile che alterna un pulito realismo a un forte simbolismo che ben si amalgama all'accuratissimo approfondimento psicologico dei personaggi. Ma il vero cuore pulsante e fiore all'occhiello della raccolta sono le figure femminili, dipinte con partecipazione assoluta, grande raffinatezza e sensibilità. Fra loro spicca la tragica, affascinante e indimenticabile Klara Milic, protagonista dell'omonimo racconto.

Un vero gioiello in carta e inchiostro, che non può mancare sugli scaffali di chi ama i classici.
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October 26, 2025
"Il Canto dell'Amor trionfante" I. S. Turgenev: 7
Tradimenti in stile weekend con il morto - voodoo edition. Spero che i Vanzina non mettano mai mano su questo racconto.
Ferrara 1550 circa
L'autore ci trascrive un manoscritto italiano del 1550.
Fabio e Muzzio sono due bei giovanotti fratelliamicifratelli innamorati entrambi di Valeria. Quando Valeria sceglie Fabio Muzzio parte per farsela passare. Dopo cinque anni torna accompagnato da un inquietante servitore malese e Fabio gli offre con piacere ospitalità. Muzzio si comporta in modo losco e Valeria inizia a fare sogni zozzi e a sonnambulare per andare a copularci. Fabio una notte se ne accorge e accoltella a morte l'amico che però sembra anch'esso incosciente e vittima di un incantesimo. Il mattino dopo il Muzzioabito leva le tende manovrato come una marionetta dai magicabula voodoo del malese che lo muove e controlla grazie a piccoli serpenti sottocutanei che rispondono ai suoi comandi. Fabio e Valeria sono decisi a non rivangare mai più l'argomento se non fosse che Valeria si accorge di essere rimasta incinta del MuzzioMalese.
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November 21, 2024
The Song of Love Triumphant is unlike anything else I’ve read by Turgenev. It’s filled with mysticism and paranormal tones, which feel like (in my opinion) an allegory for love, and more specifically a love that never dies. The story explores what happens when that buried love is awakened again, as it is between Muzzio and Valeria. It’s not just a rekindling but an intrusion into the safe and orderly life Valeria has built with Fabio.

The story’s Renaissance atmosphere and eerie, dreamlike details make it all the more captivating. The book suggests that love is a force beyond human control, powerful enough to disrupt lives - and in this case, does so elegantly.
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August 19, 2023
Per puro caso leggo una recensione di questa raccolta e mi cattura. Soprattutto il titolo. Prometteva sollievo. Finalmente l'amore trionfava! E invece no. Qui poi l'amore c'entra poco. E viene raggiunto (forse) solo con la magia e il mancato incontro dei corpi o con il delirio della follia e la morte.

Mi ha lasciato l'amarezza e la profonda tristezza dell'ultimo fotogramma di "Mulholland drive" di David Lynch: un'immagine lattiginosa e sfuggente delle due ragazze felici, ma solo come ultima rappresentazione della mente delirante della protagonista morente.
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1,286 reviews177 followers
November 5, 2018
*Read for class.

3.5/5

This novella was unlike anything I've ever read by Turgenev and that's why I actually like it a lot! Not that I hate Turgenev, no, I actually really liked some of his novels and novellas. But I was getting tired of his writing style and his "ways". This one renewed my liking of him. I'm glad I've decided to read he whole thing and not just the short version for class.
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March 18, 2024
ჩამითრია,თან როგორ…1 საათში წავიკითხე…საკმარისი ინფორმაცია არ დევს ინტერნეტში ამაზე და მაინცდამაინც გამოსაძიებელი მაქვს. ფილმი ყოფილა გადაღებული,ეგეც კარგი. უბრალოდ,ეჭვებიც მქონდა,რომ ის მალაელია ყველაფრის თავი,მაგრამ მუციოც საეჭვო ჩანს.
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22 reviews
January 12, 2025

ამ წიგნში ყველაზე მნიშვნელოვანი არის ტურგენევის ყველა დეტალისადმი ყურადღება. ულამაზესად არის აღწერილი არაბულ-სპარსული კულტურა და ის სიზმრები, რომლებიც ასე ცოტა ხანში, ანუ ასე ცოტა გვერდში, ამხელა მნიშვნელობას იძენს. 3 იმიტომ, რომ თავიდანვე მივხვდი ყველაფერს, რაც მოხდა :დ
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January 20, 2023
I really liked the atmosphere of this story, but didn’t quite understand the ending.
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38 reviews
December 21, 2025
3.7⭐
ma in che senso finisce cosi? sul più bello? 😭😭
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413 reviews22 followers
March 15, 2016
Какая-то охинея про гипноз. Напоминает сказки Куприна.
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93 reviews1 follower
July 19, 2016
odio le stilizzazioni...inutile virtuosismo
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