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by Aleksandr Ivanovich Polezhayev (1804 - 1838)

Grust'
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Na piru u žizni šumnoj,
V carstve junoj krasoty
Rval ja žadnost'ju bezumnoj
Blagovonnye cvety.
Mnogo čuvstva, mnogo žizni
JA roskošno poterjal
I duševnoj ukorizny,
Možet byt', ne izbežal.
Otčego ž ne s sožalen'em,
Otčego - skažite mne, -
No s nevol'nym voschiščen'em
Vspomnil ja o starine?
Otčego že lokon čërnyj,
Ėtot lokon smoljanoj,
Den' i noč', kak duch upornyj,
Vsë mel'kaet predo mnoj?
Otčego, kak v polden' jasnyj
Golubye nebesa,
Mne tainstvenno prekrasny
Ėti čërnye glaza?
Počemu že golos sladkoj,
Ėtot golos nezemnoj,
L'ëtsja v dušu mne ukradkoj
Garmoničeskoj volnoj?
Čto trevožit duch unylyj,
Manit k sčastiju menja?
Ach, ne vspychnet nad mogiloj
Iskra prežnego ognja!
Otleteli zabluždenij
Nevozvratnye roi -
I ja mërtv dlja naslaždenij,
I ugas ja dlja ljubvi!
Serdce iščet, serdce prosit
Posle buri ugolka;
No mol'by ego raznosit
Bezotradnaja toska!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Aleksandr Ivanovich Polezhayev (1804 - 1838), first published 1834 [author's text not yet checked 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 Yegorovich Varlamov (1801 - 1848), "Грусть" [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 36
Word count: 132

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