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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Kto zhizn`yu xochet nasladit`sya
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Kto zhizn`yu xochet nasladit`sya,
Vesel`em kazhdy'j chas vstrechat`,
Tot dolzhen s Baxusom druzhit`sya
I ryumki chashhe osushat`.

O nektar sladostny'j zabven`ya,
Kakix chudes ty' ne tvorish`?
Daesh` kry'lo voobrazhen`ya
I um i serdce v nas zhivish`.

Mudrecz za knigoj v kabinete
S toboj otvazhnej vsex branit;
S prezren`em sudit on o svete
I vsex sebya umnee chtit.

Ne ty' l` vlivaesh` xrabrost` v dushu?
S toboj i zhalkij trus – geroj!
Letit na more i na sushu
I rad vstupit` xot` s chertom v boj.

Ty' k bedny'm v xizhinu prinosish`
Vesel`e, radost` i pokoj;
Iz serdcza grust`, tosku ty' gonish`
Gonimogo sud`by' rukoj.

S toboj nam sladko vse i rovno,
Vse maly'm kazhetsya v glazax;
I smert` vstrechaem my' spokojno,
Derzha stakan s vinom v rukax.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( A. P. )  [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), "Кто жизнью хочет насладиться" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2020-12-29
Line count: 24
Word count: 127

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