by Maria Avgustovna Davidova (b. 1863)
Ty khochesh' znat', zachem poroj
Language: Russian (Русский)
Ty khochesh' znat', zachem poroj Moi usta drozhat stradan'em, I vzor tumanitsja slezoj, Vesjolyj smekh -- zvuchit rydan'em? I otchego stal blednyj, khilyj, Rumjanyj prezhde, cvet lanit, I otchego v ochakh unylyj, A ne vesjolyj svet gorit? Cvetet na solnce lish' cvetok I bez luchej ljubimykh, milykh, On klonit dolu stebelek I cvest', i zhit' uzhe ne v silakh!
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Confirmed with Стихотворенія М. Давидовой, С.-Петербург, 1899, page 15.
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Text Authorship:
- by Maria Avgustovna Davidova (b. 1863), no title [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 Aleksey Avgustovich Davidov (1867 - 1940), "Ты хочешь знать", op. 3 (Пять романсов = Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1902 [ voice and piano ], Москва / Moskau, Jurgenson, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Nikolay Fyodorovich Kirshbaum (d. 1938), "Ты хочешь знать" [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Lina Esbeer (1875 - 1912) ; composed by Aleksey Avgustovich Davidov.
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