possibly by Lev Nikolayevich Modzalevsky (1837 - 1896) and possibly by Ilya Petrovich Derkachev (1834 - 1914)
Расскажи, мотылёк
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Language: Russian (Русский)
Расскажи, мотылёк, Чем живёшь ты, дружок? Как тебе не устать День-деньской всё порхать? — Я живу средь лугов, В блеске летнего дня; Ароматы цветов — Вот вся пища моя! Но короток мой век — Он не долее дня; Будь же добр, человек, И не трогай меня!
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- possibly by Lev Nikolayevich Modzalevsky (1837 - 1896), "Мотылёк" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- possibly by Ilya Petrovich Derkachev (1834 - 1914), "Мотылёк" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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