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by Vsevolod Vladimirovich Krestovsky (1840 - 1895)

Под душистою ветвью сирени
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Под душистою ветвью сирени
С ней сидел я над сонной рекой,
И, припав перед ней на колени,
Ее стан обвивал я рукой.
Проносилися дымные тучки,
На лице ее месяц играл,
А ее трепетавшие ручки
Я так долго, так страстно лобзал.

Погребальные свечи мерцали,
В мрачных сводах была тишина,
Над усопшей обряд совершали -
Вся в цветах почивала она...
Со слезой раздирающей муки
Я на труп ее жадно припал
И холодные, мертвые руки
Так безумно, так страстно лобзал.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Vsevolod Vladimirovich Krestovsky (1840 - 1895) [author's text not yet checked 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 Sigizmund Mikhailovich Blumenfel'd (1852 - 1920), "Под душистою ветвью сирени" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Viktor Nikandrovich Paskhalov (1841 - 1885), "Под душистою ветвью сирени" [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Vsevolod Nikolayevich Vsevolozhsky (1869 - 1904), "Под душистою ветвью сирени" [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-05-09
Line count: 16
Word count: 76

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