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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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]
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