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by Nikolai Platonovich Ogaryov (1813 - 1877)

Мой друг, тебе хотел бы я
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Мой друг, тебе хотел бы я
  Сказать, что душу мучит;
Я знаю, исповедь моя
  Тебе ведь не наскучит.
Да только лишь сказать хочу,
  Как вдруг в лице я вспыхну,
Займется дух, и я молчу
  И головой поникну.

А все бы я [сказал тебе]1:
  Люблю иль ненавижу,
Как я не верую [судьбе]2,
  Как мало в жизни вижу;
Да стыдно жаловаться мне,
  А в том, что как-то чудно
Живет в душевной глубине,
  Мне высказаться трудно.

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•   P. Bulakhov 

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1 Bulakhov: "хотел сказать"
2 Bulakhov: "судьбу"

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Text Authorship:

  • by Nikolai Platonovich Ogaryov (1813 - 1877), "Исповедь", written 1842 [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 Ivan Ivanovich Bilibin (1818 - 1892), "Исповедь" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Pyotr Petrovich Bulakhov (1822 - 1885), "Признание" [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-05-05
Line count: 16
Word count: 73

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