by Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky (1783 - 1852)
Staryj rycar'
Language: Russian (Русский)
On byl vesnoj svoej V zemle obetovannoj I mnogo slavnych dnej Provël v trevoge brannoj. Tam vetku ot svyatoj Olivy otorval on; Na šlem železnyj svoj Tu vetku navjazal on. S nevernym on vragom, Nosja tu vetku, bilsja I s neju v otčij dom Proslavlen vozvratilsja. Tu vetku posadil Sam v zemlju on rodnuju I často prinosil Ei vodu ključevuju. On stal starik sedoj, I sila myš propala; Iz vetki molodoj Oliva drevom stala. Pod neju často on Sidit, uedinennyj, V nevyrazimyj son Dušoju pogružennyj. Nad nim, kak drug, stoit, Obnjav ego sediny, I vetvjami šumit Oliva Palestiny; I, vnemlja ej vo sne, Vzdychaet on gluboko O slavnoj starine I o zemle dalekoj.
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- by Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky (1783 - 1852) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Anton Stepanovich Arensky (1861 - 1906), "Старый рыцарь", op. 27 (Шесть романсов (Shest' romansov) = 6 romances) no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
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