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by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942)

Сирена
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Во взоре твоём точно бьётся волна:
Сияет в нём ласка, в нём дышит измена.
Такою же лаской коварной полна
И взором таким же — пленяла сирена!

Когда она голосом нежным пловцов
Манила в объятия бездны пустынной, —
Тот голос был твой — полный ласковых слов,
Дрожащий любовью и детски-невинный!

И в миг, когда в бездне корабль погибал,
Когда над тонувшими и́скрилась пена, —
Твой смех обольстительно-нежный звучал,
Твоею улыбкой смеялась сирена!

Confirmed with К. Д. Бальмонт, Сборник стихотворений, Ярославль: Типо-Литография Г. В. Фальк, 1890, page 73.


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  • by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942), "Сирена" [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 Aleksandr Tikhonovich Gretchaninov (1864 - 1956), "Сирена" [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-06-10
Line count: 12
Word count: 71

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