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by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942)

Lebed'
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Zavod' spit. Molčit voda zerkal'naja.
Tol'ko tam, gde dremljut kamyši,
Č'ja-to pesnja slyšitsja, pečal'naja,
Kak poslednij vzdoch duši.

Ėto plačet lebed' umirajuščij,
On s svoim prošedšim govorit,
A na nebe večer dogorajuščij
I gorit i ne gorit.

Otčego tak grustny ėti žaloby?
Otčego tak b'etsja ėta grud'?
V ėtot mig duša ego želala by
Nevozvratnoe vernut'.

Vse, čem žil s trevogoj, s naslaždeniem,
Vse, na čto nadejalas' ljubov',
Proskol'znulo bystrym snovideniem,
Nikogda ne vspychnet vnov'.

Vse, na čem pečat' nepopravimogo,
[Belyj lebed' v ėtoj pesne]1 slil,
Točno on u ozera rodimogo
O proščenii molil.

I kogda blesnuli zvezdy dal'nie,
I kogda tuman vstaval v gluši,
Lebed' pel vse tiše, vse pečal'nee,
I šeptalis' kamyši.

Ne živoj on pel, a umirajuščij,
Ottogo on pel v predsmertnyj čas,
Čto pred smert'ju, večnoj, primirjajuščej,
Videl pravdu v pervyj raz.

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•   G. Bazilevsky 

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1 Bazilevsky: "В этой песне белый лебедь"

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Text Authorship:

  • by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942), "Лебедь", appears in В безбрежности (V bezbrezhnosti), in 2. За пределы (Za predely), no. 14 [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 Georgy Petrovich Bazilevsky (b. 1887), "Лебедь", op. 20 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

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