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.