I am no prophet, I am no soldier

Sergei Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov

I am no prophet, I am no soldier,

I am no teacher of the world;

I, by the grace of God, am a singer,

My weapon is a lyre.

By the will of God I create;

I avoid alliance with a lie,

I talk in song to the heart,

In which I rouse a divine spark.