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by Sergei Aleksandrovich Esenin (1895 - 1925)

Lunnost'
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Neujutnaja zhidkaja lunnost'
I toska beskonechnykh ravnin, —
Vot chto videl ja v rezvuju junost',
Chto, ljubja, proklinal ne odin.

Po dorogam usokhshije verby
I telezhnaja pesnja koles…
Ni za chto ne khotel ja teper' by,
Chtob mne slushat' jee privelos'.

Ravnodushen ja stal k lachugam,
I ochazhnyj ogon' mne ne mil.
Dazhe jablon' vesennjuju v'jugu
Ja za bednost' polej razljubil.

Mne teper' po dushe inoje…
I v chakhotochnom svete luny
Cherez kamennoje i stal'noje
Vizhu moshch' ja rodnoj storony.

Polevaja Rossija! Dovol'no
Volochit'sja sokhoj po poljam!
Nishchetu tvoju videt' bol'no
I berezam i topoljam.

Ja ne znaju, chto budet so mnoju…
Mozhet, v novuju zhizn' ne gozhus',
No i vse zhe khochu ja stal'noju
Videt' bednuju, nishchuju Rus'.

I, vnimaja motornomu laju
V sonme v'jug, v sonme bur' i groz,
Ni za chto ja teper' ne zhelaju
Slushat' pesnju telezhnykh koles.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Sergei Aleksandrovich Esenin (1895 - 1925), first published 1925 [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 E. Artamonov , "Лунность" [sung text not yet checked]

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  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Lutz-Werner Hesse.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-04-30
Line count: 28
Word count: 142

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