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by Mirra (Mariya) Alexandrovna Lokhvitskaya (1869 - 1905)

Во тьме кружится шар земной
 (Sung text for setting by V. Byutsov)
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Language: Russian (Русский) 
Во тьме кружится шар земной,
Залитый кровью и слезами,
Повитый смертной пеленой
И неразгаданными снами.

Мы долго шли сквозь вихрь и зной,
И загрубели наши лица.
Но лег за нами мрак ночной,
Пред нами - вспыхнула денница.

Чем ближе к утру - тем ясней,
Тем дальше сумрачные дали.
О, сонмы плачущих теней
Нечеловеческой печали!

Да, в вечность ввергнется тоска
Пред солнцем правды всемогущей.
За нами средние века.
Пред нами свет зари грядущей.

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Composition:

    Set to music by Vladimir Evgenevich Byutsov (1887 - 1959), "Во тьме кружится шар земной", op. 6 no. 1, published 1909 [ voice and piano ], from Четыре стихотворения М. Лохвицкой-Живер (Chetyre stikhotvorenija M. Lokhvickoj-Zhiber) = Four poems of M. Lokhvitskaya = Quatre poèmes de M. Lokhvitskaya-Gibert , no. 1, Berlin, Moscow, Brussels, London : Breitkopf & Härtel, Edition Russe de Musique

Text Authorship:

  • by Mirra (Mariya) Alexandrovna Lokhvitskaya (1869 - 1905), written 1904

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This text was added to the website: 2021-05-15
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