by Nikolai Mikhailovich Konshin (1793 - 1859)
Vek junyj, prelestnyj
Language: Russian (Русский)
Vek junyj, prelestnyj, Druz'ja, uletit; Nam vsjo v podnebesnoj Izmenoj grozit; Letit streloj Nash vek mladoj; Kak sladkij son, Minujet on. Lovi, lovi Chasy ljubvi, Poka ljubov' gorit v krovi! Zatmitsja toskoju Nash [mladosti]1 pir; Obmanet mechtoju Ukrashennyj mir; Blednejet svet; Chto den', to net Mechty zlatoj, Mechty zhivoj. Lovi, lovi Chasy ljubvi, Poka ljubov' gorit v krovi! Kak maj aromatnyj - Vesel'e vesny; Kak gost' blagodatnyj S rodnoj storony - [Tak junost' dnej, Vsja radost' v nej]2; Druz'ja, skorej [Vsjo v]3 zhertvu jej. Lovi, lovi Chasy ljubvi, Poka ljubov' gorit v krovi!
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Gurilyov: "радостный"
2 Gurilyov: "Как юность дней/ Как радость с ней"
3 Gurilyov: "Всю"
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Text Authorship:
- by Nikolai Mikhailovich Konshin (1793 - 1859), "Песня", written 1826 [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 Konstantin Kralovich Albrekht (1836 - 1893), "Век юный, прелестный", 1881 [ men's chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Aleksandr Lvovich Gurilyov (1803 - 1858), "Цыганская песня", 1846 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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