Louis Armstrong. Èñòîðèÿ ëåãåíäàðíîãî ñïèðè÷óýëà «Go Down, Moses» |

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Òåìíîêîæèå ðàáû, êîòîðûå âî âðåìåíà Ãðàæäàíñêîé âîéíû â ÑØÀ óáåãàëè îò õîçÿåâ, îáû÷íî íàïðàâëÿëèñü â çíàìåíèòûé Ôîðò-Ìîíðî, ãäå íàõîäèëñÿ øòàá êîìàíäîâàíèÿ è âîåííàÿ áàçà Ñóõîïóòíûõ âîéñê.  1862 ãîäó èõ ñîáðàëîñü òàì î÷åíü ìíîãî, è ñâîèì ãèìíîì îíè ñäåëàëè ñïèðè÷óýë “Oh! Let My People Go: The Song of the Contrabands”. Åãî ñîêðàùåííàÿ âåðñèÿ â èñïîëíåíèè Ëóè Àðìñòðîíãà ñåé÷àñ øèðîêî èçâåñòíà ïîä íàçâàíèåì “Go Down, Moses”. Ïî óòâåðæäåíèþ êàïåëëàíà Ëîêâóäà, âïåðâûå çàïèñàâøåãî ñëîâà è ìåëîäèþ ïåñíè, âîçíèêëà îíà â Âèðäæèíèè. Ïåðâûì èçâåñòíûì ìóçûêàíòîì, êîòîðûé ñïåë “Oh! Let My People Go”, ñòàë ïèàíèñò Ãîðàöèé Óîòåðñ. Íåñêîëüêî ïîçæå íåãðèòÿíñêèé êîëëåêòèâ Fisk Jubilee Singers èñïîëíèë à êàïåëëà åå íåñêîëüêî èçìåíåííûé âàðèàíò, óæå íàçâàííûé “Go Down, Moses”. Ñîâðåìåííóþ âåðñèþ ñïèðè÷óýëà ïåðâûì ñïåë îáëàäàòåëü âåëèêîëåïíîãî áàñà Ïîëü Ðîáñîí, íî äåéñòâèòåëüíî èçâåñòíîé êîìïîçèöèÿ “Go Down, Moses” ñòàëà áëàãîäàðÿ Ëóè Àðìñòðîíãó, êîòîðûé çàïèñàë åå â ñîïðîâîæäåíèè îðêåñòðà Ñàé Îëèâåðû â 1958 ãîäó. |
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Òåêñò ïåñíè “Go Down, Moses” ïåðåñêàçûâàåò âåòõîçàâåòíóþ èñòîðèþ èñõîäà åâðååâ èç Åãèïòà. Ìîæíî ñêàçàòü, ÷òî çà îñíîâó âçÿò øåñòíàäöàòûé ñòèõ ñåäüìîé ãëàâû Èñõîäà, â êîòîðîì Áîã ãîâîðèò Ìîèñåþ: «è ñêàæè åìó <ôàðàîíó>: Ãîñïîäü, Áîã Åâðååâ, ïîñëàë ìåíÿ ñêàçàòü òåáå: îòïóñòè íàðîä Ìîé, ÷òîáû îí ñîâåðøèë Ìíå ñëóæåíèå â ïóñòûíå; íî âîò, òû äîñåëå íå ïîñëóøàëñÿ».
Íåñëîæíî äîãàäàòüñÿ, ïî÷åìó ñïèðè÷óýë “Oh! Let My People Go: The Song of the Contrabands” ñòàë ãèìíîì áåãëûõ ðàáîâ. Ñåáÿ îíè ñðàâíèâàëè ñ èçðàèëüòÿíàìè, êîòîðûé Ìîèñåé âûâåë èç Åãèïòà, à ôàðàîíà – ñ èõ áûâøèìè õîçÿåâàìè.
| Òåêñò ïåñíè Go Down, Moses | Ïåðåâîä ïåñíè “Go Down, Moses” |
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Go down, Moses, Way down in Egypt land Tell old Pharaoh To let my people go |
«Ñîéäè, Ìîèñåé, Â çåìëþ Åãèïåòñêóþ, Ñêàæè ñòàðîìó ôàðàîíó, ×òîáû îí îòïóñòèë ìîé íàðîä» |
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Now when Israel was in Egypt land (Let my people go) Oppressed so hard they could not stand (Let my people go) |
Òîãäà èçðàèëüòÿíå æèëè â Åãèïòå (Îòïóñòè ìîé íàðîä) Íàñòîëüêî óãíåòåííûå, ÷òî íå áûëî ñèë òåðïåòü (Îòïóñòè ìîé íàðîä) |
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So the Lord said: Go down, Moses, Way down in Egypt land Tell old Pharaoh To let my people go |
Ãîñïîäü ñêàçàë: «Ñîéäè, Ìîèñåé, Â çåìëþ Åãèïåòñêóþ, Ñêàæè ñòàðîìó ôàðàîíó, ×òîáû îí îòïóñòèë ìîé íàðîä» |
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So Moses went to Egypt land (Let my people go) He made old Pharaoh understand (Let my people go) |
È Ìîèñåé ïîøåë â çåìëþ Åãèïåòñêóþ (Îòïóñòè ìîé íàðîä) È ðàññêàçàë îá ýòîì ôàðàîíó (Îòïóñòè ìîé íàðîä) |
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Yes, the Lord said: Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt land Tell old Pharaoh To let my people go |
Äà, Ãîñïîäü ñêàçàë: «Ñîéäè, Ìîèñåé, Â çåìëþ Åãèïåòñêóþ, Ñêàæè ñòàðîìó ôàðàîíó, ×òîáû îí îòïóñòèë ìîé íàðîä» |
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Thus spoke the Lord, bold Moses said, (Let my people go) If not I’ll smite your firstborn dead (Let my people go) |
«Òàê ãîâîðèë Ãîñïîäü, — ñêàçàë ñìåëûé Ìîèñåé, - (Îòïóñòè ìîé íàðîä) Åñëè íåò, ÿ óáüþ âñåõ ïåðâåíöåâ» (Îòïóñòè ìîé íàðîä) |
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‘Cause the Lord said: Go down Moses Way down in Egypt land Tell old Pharaoh To let my people go |
Âåäü Ãîñïîäü ñêàçàë: «Ñîéäè, Ìîèñåé, Â çåìëþ Åãèïåòñêóþ, Ñêàæè ñòàðîìó ôàðàîíó, ×òîáû îí îòïóñòèë ìîé íàðîä» |
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