To create a little flower is the labour of ages.
Proverbs of Hell
Song Cycle by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948 - 2020)
1. A little flower  [sung text checked 1 time]
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- a text in English by William Blake (1757 - 1827), "Proverbs of Hell", appears in The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
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- RUS Russian (Русский) [singable] (Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov) , "Маленький цветик", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
2. The busy bee  [sung text checked 1 time]
The busy bee has no time for sorrow.
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- RUS Russian (Русский) [singable] (Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov) , "Пчёлка", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
3. An eagle  [sung text checked 1 time]
When thou seest an Eagle, thou seest a portion of Genius. lift up thy head!
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- RUS Russian (Русский) [singable] (Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov) , "Орёл", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
4. The clock  [sung text checked 1 time]
The hours of folly are measur'd by the clock, but of wisdom: no clock can measure.
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- RUS Russian (Русский) [singable] (Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov) , "Часы", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
5. Pestilence  [sung text checked 1 time]
He who desires but acts not, breeds pestilence.
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- RUS Russian (Русский) [singable] (Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov) , "Чума", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
6. Black and white  [sung text checked 1 time]
The crow wish'd every thing was black, the owl, that every thing was white.
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- RUS Russian (Русский) [singable] (Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov) , "Чёрное и белое", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
7. Eternity  [sung text checked 1 time]
Eternity is in love with the productions of time.
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- a text in English by William Blake (1757 - 1827), "Proverbs of Hell", appears in The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- RUS Russian (Русский) [singable] (Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov) , "Вечность", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission