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by Aleksey Vasil'yevich Kol'tsov (1808 - 1842)

Кольцо
 (Sung text for setting by S. Rachmaninov)
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Language: Russian (Русский) 
Я затеплю свечу
Воска ярого,
Распаяю кольцо
Друга милова.
Загорись, разгорись,
Роковой огонь,
Распаяй, растопи
Чисто золото.
Без него для меня
Ты ненадобно;
Без него на руке —
Камень на сердце.
Что взгляну — то вздохну,
Затоскуюся,
И зальются глаза
Горьким горем слёз.
Возвратиться ли он?
Или весточкой
Оживит ли меня,
Безутешную?
Нет надежды в душе…
Ты рассыпься же
Золотой слезой,
Память милова!
Невредимо, черно,
На огне кольцо,
И звенит по столу
Память вечную.

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Note on Transliterations

Composition:

    Set to music by Sergei Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943), "Кольцо", op. 26 (Пятнадцать романсов = Pjatnadcat' romansov (Fifteen songs)) no. 14 (1906)

Text Authorship:

  • by Aleksey Vasil'yevich Kol'tsov (1808 - 1842), "Перстень", subtitle: "Песня", written 1830, first published 1831

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 28
Word count: 74

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