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by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837)

Увы, зачем она блистает
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Увы, зачем она блистает
Минутной, нежной красотой?
Она приметно увядает
Во цвете юности живой...
Увянет!

Жизнью молодою
Недолго наслаждаться ей;
Недолго радовать собою
Счастливый круг семьи своей.
Увянет!

Беспечной, милой остротою
Беседы наши оживлять
И тихой, ясною душою
Страдальца душу услаждать.

Спешу в волненьи дум тяжелых,
Сокрыв уныние моё,
Наслушаться речей веселых
И наглядеться на неё.

Смотрю на всё её движенья,
Внимаю каждый звук речей,
И миг единый разлученья
Ужасен для души моей.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837) [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 Aleksandrovich Aliabev (1787 - 1851), "Увы, зачем она блистает", published 1832 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Vladislav Frantsevich Aloiz (1860 - c1917), "Увы, зачем она блистает" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 22
Word count: 73

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