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[missa-gorightry.livejournal.com]

So I'm translating Blok's "Слабеет жизни гул упорный..." ("The persistent rumble weakens lives"?) and I'm stuck on these two lines:
Быть может, венецейской девы
Канцоной нежной слух пленя

Is пленя related to плен or плены?

Thanks in advance!

Comments

[nagunak.livejournal.com]

1. "The life's rumble is weakening" :)
2. Пленя related to плен

That makes more sense :)

[missa-gorightry.livejournal.com]

In what case, в каком падеже, is пленя then?

Re: That makes more sense :)

[nagunak.livejournal.com]

Пленя = "taking prisoner", capturing

Re: That makes more sense :)

[nagunak.livejournal.com]

Канцоной нежной слух пленя
Capturing ear (hearing) with tender canzone (italian verse)

Re: That makes more sense :)

[missa-gorightry.livejournal.com]

Ohhhhh... Спасибо!!

[hellga.livejournal.com]

I would say "beguile" would be a more adequate translation in this particular case. Grammatically speaking, "пленя" is more like a past participle, "having captured/beguiled."

[missa-gorightry.livejournal.com]

Maybe "captivated" then?

[hellga.livejournal.com]

Excellent choice, I think.

Re: That makes more sense :)

[noser.livejournal.com]

Пленя = пленив = having captured

This is a past verbal adverb of пленить (perf.). By the way:

Пленяя = capturing

This is a present verbal adverb of пленять (imp.).