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by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841)

Кинжал
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Language: Russian (Русский) 
Люблю тебя, булатный мой кинжал,
Товарищ светлый и холодный.
Задумчивый грузин на месть тебя ковал,
На грозный бой точил черкес свободный.

Лилейная рука тебя мне поднесла
В знак памяти в минуту расставанья,
И в первый раз не кровь вдоль по тебе текла,
Но светлая слеза, жемчужина страданья.

И чёрные глаза, остановясь на мне,
Исполнены таиственной печали,
Как сталь твоя при трепетном огне,
То вдруг тускнели, то сверкали.

Ты дан мне в спутники, любви залог немой,
И страннику в тебе пример не бесполезный,
Да, я не изменюсь и буду тверд душой,
Как ты, как ты, мой друг железный!

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  • by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841), "Кинжал", written 1838 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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