Khor monakhov
S nashej zhizn'ju vechno smezhnaja,
Vechno ishchushchaja nas,
Smert' prikhodit, neizbezhnaja,
V kazhdyj den' i v kazhdyj chas.
Blago, blago nedremavshemu,
Mirno gost'ju ozhidavshemu,
Neusypno posylavshemu
K nebesam moljashchij glas!
V `eto strashnoje mgnovenije
Ty uslysh' jego, gospod'!
[Daj jemu uspokojenije,
Daj posledneje muchenije
Upovan'em poborot'!]1
Mysli prezhnije, kramol'nye,
Obrashchennomu prosti,
[Otymi zemnoje, dol'noje,
Daj uspenije bezbol'noje]1
I nevol'noje i vol'noje
Pregreshen'e otpusti!

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Text Authorship:

• by Aleksei Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Count (1817 - 1875), no title [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 Nikolay Aleksandrovich Sokolov (1859 - 1922), "Choeur final du Poëme dramatique "Don Juan" de A. Tolstoï", op. 5, published 1890 [ men's chorus and orchestra ], Leipzig, Belaieff, also set in French (Français), also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]

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• Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "Chœur de moines" ; composed by Nikolay Aleksandrovich Sokolov.
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• Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Nikolay Aleksandrovich Sokolov.
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