by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942)
V `etoj zhizni smutnoj
Language: Russian (Русский)
V `etoj zhizni smutnoj Nas povsjudu zhdjot — Za vostorg minutnyj — Dolgoj skorbi gnjot. Radost' sovershenstva Smeshana s toskoj. Jest' odno blazhenstvo: — Mertvennyj pokoj. Zhazhdu naslazhden'ja V serdce pobedi, Usypi volnen'ja, Nichego ne zhdi.
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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]
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