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by Fyodor Kuzmych Teternikov (1863 - 1927), as Fyodor Sologub

Мы — пленённые звери
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Мы — пленённые звери,
Голосим, как умеем.
Глухо заперты двери,
Мы открыть их не смеем.

Если сердце преданиям верно,
Утешаясь лаем, мы лаем.
Что в зверинце зловонно и скверно,
Мы забыли давно, мы не знаем.

К повторениям сердце привычно, —
Однозвучно и скучно кукуем.
Всё в зверинце безлично, обычно.
Мы о воле давно не тоскуем.

Мы — плененные звери,
Голосим, как умеем.
Глухо заперты двери,
Мы открыть их не смеем.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Fyodor Kuzmych Teternikov (1863 - 1927), as Fyodor Sologub, no title [author's text not yet checked 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 Semyon Viktorovich Panchenko (1867 - 1937), "Мы — пленённые звери" [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-08-22
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Word count: 70

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