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Dva stikhotvorenija Aleksandra Pushkina , opus 19a

by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948 - 2020)

1. Дар напрасный
 (Sung text)

Language: Russian (Русский) 
Дар напрасный, дар случайный,
Жизнь зачем ты мне дана?
Иль зачем судьбою тайной
Ты на казнь осуждена?

Кто меня враждебной властью
Из ничтожества воззвал?
Душу мне наполнил страстью,
Ум сомненьем, взволновал?

Цели нет передо мною,
Сердце пусто, празден ум
И томит меня тоскою
Однозвучный жизни шум.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837)

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2. Если жизнь тебя обманет
 (Sung text)

Language: Russian (Русский) 
Если жизнь тебя обманет,
Не печалься, не сердись,
В день уныния смирись:
День веселья верь, настанет.

Сердце в будущем живёт;
Настоящее уныло;
Всё мгновенно, всё пройдёт;
Что пройдёт, то будет мило.

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  • by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837), no title, 1825, first published 1825

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Lyle Neff) , "If life deceives you", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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