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by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841)

Крест на скале
Language: Russian (Русский) 
В теснине [Кавказа]1 я знаю скалу,
Туда долететь лишь степному орлу,
Но крест деревянный чернеет над ней,
Гниёт он и гнётся от бурь и дождей.

И много уж лет протекло без следов
С тех пор, как он виден с далёких холмов.
И каждая кверху подъята рука,
Как будто он хочет схватить облака.

О если б взойти удалось мне туда,
Как я бы молился и плакал тогда;
И после я сбросил бы цепь бытия
И с бурею братом назвался бы я!

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1 Matsyutin: "Дарьяла"; further changes may exist not shown above.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841), "Крест на скале", written 1830/1831 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Konstantin Yeremeyevich Matsyutin (1910 - 1990), "Крест на скале" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by F. A. Zaikin , "Крест на скале" [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-07-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 81

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