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by Elizabeta Ivanovna Dmitrieva (1887 - 1928), as Cherubina de Gabriak

Davno, kak maska voskovaja
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Davno, kak maska voskovaja,
Mne na lico legla pechal'...
Sredi zhivykh ja ne zhivaja,
I, mertvoj, mira mne ne zhal'.
 
I mne ne snjat' zheleznoj cepi,
V kotoroj zven'ja izo lzhi,
Navek odna ja v temnom sklepe,
I svechi gasnut...
             O, skazhi,
 
Skazhi, chto mne solgal Uchitel',
Chto na kostre menja sozhgli...
Pust' ja pojmu, pridja v obitel',
Chto voskresit' menja mogli
 
Ne kubok plamennoj Izol'dy,
Ne kladbishch tonkaja trava,
A zhizni legkije gerol'dy —
Tvoi pevuchije slova.

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  • by Elizabeta Ivanovna Dmitrieva (1887 - 1928), as Cherubina de Gabriak, "Четверг" [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 Aleksandr Tikhonovich Gretchaninov (1864 - 1956), "Как маска восковая", op. 54 no. 3, published 1912 [voice and piano], from Ad astra : Liederzyklus : fünf Gedichte von H. Heine, Tutschew, Cherubina de Gabriak und F. Sologub, no. 3, Leipzig, Belaieff [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2014-05-07
Line count: 17
Word count: 78

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