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by Yakov Petrovich Polonsky (1819 - 1898)

Val's «Luč Nadeždy»
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Nadeždy val's zovët, zvučit --
I, zamiraja, zanyvaet;
On ticho k serdcu podstupaet
I serdcu gromko govorit:

Sredi besčislennych zabav,
Sredi stradannij bystrotečnych --
Kakich strastej ty chočeš' večnych,
Kakich ty chočeš' večnych prav?

Naprasnych blag ne ožidaj!
Živi, kružas' pod ėti zvuki,
I tajnych ran gluchie muki
Ne razdražaj, a usypljaj!

Kogda ž krasavica projdët
Pered toboj pod maskoj čërnoj
I ruku s nežnost'ju pritvornoj
Mnogoznačitel'no požmët, --

Togda oslepni i pylaj! --
Lovi letučie mgnoven'ja
I na pustye uveren'ja
Minutnym žarom otvečaj!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Yakov Petrovich Polonsky (1819 - 1898), "Вальс «Луч надежды»", first published 1845 [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 Eduard Frantsevich Nápravník (1839 - 1916), "Вальс «Луч Надежды»", op. 70 (Четыре дуэта) no. 4 (1900), published 1900 [ vocal duet with piano ], Moscow, P. Jurgenson [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: 20
Word count: 80

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