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by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942)

Ja budu ždat'
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Ja budu ždat' tebja mučitel'no,
JA budu ždat' tebja goda,
Ty maniš' sladko-isključitel'no,
Ty obeščaeš' navsegda.

Ty vsja - bezmolvie nesčastija,
Slučajnyj svet vo mgle zemnoj,
Neiz"jasnennost' sladostrastija,
Ešče ne poznannogo mnoj.

Svoej usmeškoj večno-krotkoju,
Licom, vsegda sklonennym nic,
Svoej nerovnoju pochodkoju
Krylatych, no ne chodkich ptic,

Ty budiš' čuvstva tajno-spjaščie,
I znaju, ne zatmit sleza
Tvoi kuda-to proč' gljadjaščie,
Tvoi nevernye glaza.

Ne znaju, chočeš' li ty radosti,
Usta k ustam, pril'nut' ko mne,
No ja ne znaju vysšej sladosti,
Kak byt' s toboj naedine.

Ne znaju, smert' li ty neždannaja
Il' [neroždennaja]1 zvezda,
No budu ždat' tebja, želannaja,
JA budu ždat' tebja vsegda.

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•   N. Obukhov 

N. Obukhov sets stanzas 1, 6

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1 Obukhov: "непорочная"

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Text Authorship:

  • by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942), "Я буду ждать" [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 Nikolai Borisovich Obukhov (1892 - 1954), "Я буду ждать", 1913, stanzas 1,6 [voice and piano], from 4 песни на слова К.Бальмонта, no. 1. [ sung text verified 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2017-01-18
Line count: 24
Word count: 105

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