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by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837)

Дар напрасный
 (Sung text for setting by M. Koval)
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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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Note on Transliterations

Composition:

    Set to music by Marian Viktorovich Koval (1907 - 1971), "Дар напрасный"

Text Authorship:

  • by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837)

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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: 12
Word count: 46

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