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by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942)

V ėtoj žizni smutnoj
Language: Russian (Русский) 
V ėtoj žizni smutnoj
Nas povsjudu ždët —
Za vostorg minutnyj —
Dolgoj skorbi gnët.

Radost' soveršenstva
Smešana s toskoj.
Est' odno blaženstvo: —
Mertvennyj pokoj.

Žaždu naslažden'ja
V serdce pobedi,
Usypi volnen'ja,
Ničego ne ždi.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942), no title, appears in В безбрежности (V bezbrezhnosti), in 2. За пределы (Za predely), no. 19 [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 Georgi Lvovitch Catoire (1861 - 1926), "В этой жизни смутной", op. 32 no. 5 (1924) [ voice and piano ], from 6 Стихотворений Бальмонта, no. 5, Moscow: Muzgiz [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Nikolai Borisovich Obukhov (1892 - 1954), "Ничего не жди", 1913 [ voice and piano ], from 4 песни на слова К.Бальмонта, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2017-01-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 36

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