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by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942)

Вечно‑безмолвное Небо, смутно‑прекрасное...
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Вечно-безмолвное Небо, смутно-прекрасное Море,
Оба окутаны светом мертвенно-бледной Луны.
Ветер в пространстве смутился, смолк в безутешном просторе,
Небо, и Ветер, и Море грустью одною больны.

В холоде гибнет и меркнет всё, что глубо́ко и нежно,
В ужасе Небо застыло, странно мерцает Луна.
Горькая влага бездонна, Море синеет безбрежно,
Скорбь бытия неизбежна, нет и не будет ей дна.

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  • by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942), no title, appears in В безбрежности (V bezbrezhnosti), in 2. За пределы (Za predely), no. 13, first published 1895 [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 Mikhail Andreyevich Ostroglazov , "Вечно безмолвное небо", op. 22 no. 5 (1916) [ medium voice and piano or harmonium ], М.: Юргенсон [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2021-08-21
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Word count: 57

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