by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837)
Не спрашивай, зачем унылой думой
Language: Russian (Русский)
Our translations: ENG
Не спрашивай, зачем унылой думой Среди забав я часто омрачён, Зачем на всё подъемлю взор угрюмый, Зачем не мил мне сладкой жизни сон; Не спрашивай, зачем душой остылой Я разлюбил веселую любовь И никого не называю милой: Кто раз любил, уж не полюбит вновь; Кто счастье знал, уж не узнает счастья. На краткий миг блаженство нам дано: От юности, от нег и сладострастья Останется уныние одно...
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- by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837), "К ***", 1817, first published 1825 [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 Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky (1813 - 1869), "Не спрашивай, зачем" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Aleksandr Tikhonovich Gretchaninov (1864 - 1956), "Не спрашивай, зачем" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov (1866 - 1901), "Не спрашивай, зачем" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Grigory Aleksandrovich Kushelev-Bezborodko (1832 - 1870), "Не спрашивай, зачем" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Nikolai Alexeyevich Titov (1800 - 1875), "Не спрашивай, зачем" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Nikolai Sergeyevich Titov (1798 - 1843), "Не спрашивай, зачем", published 1834 [sung text checked 1 time]
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