by Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky (1783 - 1852)
Stary'j ry'czar`
Language: Russian (Русский)
On by'l vesnoj svoej V zemle obetovannoj I mnogo slavny'x dnej Provyol v trevoge brannoj. Tam vetku ot svy'atoj Olivy' otorval on; Na shlem zhelezny'j svoj Tu vetku navyazal on. S neverny'm on vragom, Nosya tu vetku, bilsya I s neyu v otchij dom Proslavlen vozvratilsya. Tu vetku posadil Sam v zemlyu on rodnuyu I chasto prinosil Ei vodu klyuchevuyu. On stal starik sedoj, I sila my'sh propala; Iz vetki molodoj Oliva drevom stala. Pod neyu chasto on Sidit, uedinenny'j, V nevy'razimy'j son Dushoyu pogruzhenny'j. Nad nim, kak drug, stoit, Obnyav ego sediny', I vetvyami shumit Oliva Palestiny'; I, vnemlya ej vo sne, Vzdy'xaet 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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