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by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841)

Я видал иногда, как ночная звезда
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Я видал иногда, как ночная звезда
  В зеркальном заливе блестит;
Как трепещет в струях, и серебряный прах
  От неё рассыпаясь бежит. 

Но поймать ты не льстись и ловить не берись:
  Обманчивы луч и волна. 
Мрак тени твоей только ляжет на ней -
  Отойди ж - и заблешет она. 

Светлой радости так беспокойный призрак
  Нас манит под хладною мглой;
Ты [схватить - он]1 шутя убежит от тебя! 
  Ты обманут - он вновь пред тобой.

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•   A. Arensky 

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Confirmed with Лермонтов М. Ю., Сочинения: В 6 т., Т. 1. Стихотворения, 1828—1831, — М.; Л.: Изд-во АН СССР, 1954, page 100.

1 Arensky: "к нему, он" (k nemu, on)

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Text Authorship:

  • by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841), "Еврейская мелодия", first published 1830 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Viktor Viktorovich Abaza (1861 - 1918), "Еврейская мелодия", 1901 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Akhilles Nikolayevich Alferaki (1846 - 1919), "Еврейская мелодия", op. 22 (4 Романса с сопровождением фортепиано (4 Romansa s soprovozhdeniem fortepiano)) no. 4 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Belaieff [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Anton Stepanovich Arensky (1861 - 1906), "Я видал иногда", op. 38 (Шесть романсов (Shest' romansov) = 6 romances) no. 6 [ voice and piano ], also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Anatoly Georgievich Umantsev (b. 1940), "Еврейская мелодия" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Abram Semyonovich Zhak (1901 - 1981), "Еврейская мелодия" [sung text not yet checked]

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  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Lina Esbeer (1875 - 1912) ; composed by Anton Stepanovich Arensky.
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 70

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