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by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942)

Слова любви
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Слова любви всегда бессвязны,
Они дрожат, они алмазны,
Как в час предутренний — звезда,
Они журчат, как ключ в пустыне,
С начала мира и доныне,
И будут первыми всегда.
Всегда дробясь, повсюду цельны,
Как свет, как воздух, беспредельны,
Легки, как всплески в тростниках,
Как взмахи птицы опьянённой,
С другою птицею сплетённой
В летучем беге, в облаках.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942), "Слова любви", appears in В безбрежности (V bezbrezhnosti), in 3. Любовь и тени любви, no. 19 [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 Georgi Lvovitch Catoire (1861 - 1926), "Слова любви", op. 27 (5 стихотворений) no. 1, published 1923 [ women's chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-07-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 56

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