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by Adam Mickiewicz (1798 - 1855)

Rezygnacja
Language: Polish (Polski) 
Nieszczęśliwy, kto próżno o wzajemność woła,
Nieszczęśliwszy jest, kogo próżne serce nudzi,
Lecz ten u mnie ze wszystkich nieszczęśliwszy ludzi,
Kto nie kocha, że kochał, zapomnieć nie zdoła.

Widząc jaskrawe oczy i bezwstydne czoła,
Pamiątkami zatruwa rozkosz, co go łudzi;
A jeśli wdzięk i cnota czucie w nim obudzi,
Nie śmie z przekwitłym sercem iść do stóp anioła.

Albo drugimi gardzi, albo siebie wini,
Minie ziemiankę, z drogi ustąpi bogini,
A na obiedwie patrząc żegna się z nadzieją.

I serce ma podobne do dawnej świątyni,
Spustoszałej niepogód i czasów koleją,
Gdzie bóstwo nie chce mieszkać, a ludzie nie śmieją.

Text Authorship:

  • by Adam Mickiewicz (1798 - 1855), "Rezygnacja" [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 César Antonovich Cui (1835 - 1918), "Rezygnacja", op. 13 (Шесть романсов = Shest' romansov (Six romances)) no. 5 (1878), published 1879 [ voice and piano ], St Petersburg, Bessel, also set in Russian (Русский) [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by César Antonovich Cui.
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This text was added to the website: 2021-07-27
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Word count: 99

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