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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Kto zhizn'ju khochet nasladit'sja
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Kto zhizn'ju khochet nasladit'sja,
Vesel'em kazhdyj chas vstrechat',
Tot dolzhen s Bakhusom druzhit'sja
I rjumki chashche osushat'.

O nektar sladostnyj zabven'ja,
Kakikh chudes ty ne tvorish'?
Dajesh' krylo voobrazhen'ja
I um i serdce v nas zhivish'.

Mudrec za knigoj v kabinete
S toboj otvazhnej vsekh branit;
S prezren'em sudit on o svete
I vsekh sebja umneje chtit.

Ne ty l' vlivajesh' khrabrost' v dushu?
S toboj i zhalkij trus – geroj!
Letit na more i na sushu
I rad vstupit' khot' s chertom v boj.

Ty k bednym v khizhinu prinosish'
Vesel'e, radost' i pokoj;
Iz serdca grust', tosku ty gonish'
Gonimogo sud'by rukoj.

S toboj nam sladko vse i rovno,
Vse malym kazhetsja v glazakh;
I smert' vstrechajem my spokojno,
Derzha stakan s vinom v rukakh.

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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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