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by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841)

Звезда
 (Sung text for setting by D. Smirnov)
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Language: Russian (Русский) 
Our translations:  CHI
Вверху одна
Горит звезда,
Мой ум она
Манит всегда,
Мои мечты
Она влечёт
И с высоты
Мне радость льёт. 
Таков же был
Тот нежный взор,
Что я любил
Судьбе в укор.
Мук никогда
Он зреть не мог,
Как та звезда,
Он был далёк.
Усталых вежд
Я не смыкал,
Я без надежд
К нему взирал.

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Note on Transliterations

Composition:

    Set to music by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948 - 2020), "Звезда", op. 159 no. 4 (2009) [ voice and violoncello ], from Ot sosny do luny, no. 4

Text Authorship:

  • by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841), "Звезда", first published 1830-1

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English [singable] (Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov) , "The star", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 56

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