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by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841)

Boyus` ne smerti ya. O net!
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Boyus` ne smerti ya. O net!
Boyus` ischeznut` sovershenno.
Xochu, chtob trud moj vdoxnovenny'j
Kogda-nibud` uvidel svet;
Xochu — i snova zatrudnen`e!
Zachem? chto pol`zy' budet mne?
Moe svershitsya razrushen`e
V chuzhoj, nevedomoj strane.
YA ne xochu brodit` mezh vami
Po razrushenii! — Tvorecz,
Na to li ya zvuchal strunami,
Na to li sozdan by'l pevecz?
Na to li vdoxnoven`e, strasti
Menya k mogile priveli?
I net v dushe dovol`no vlasti —
Lyublyu mucheniya zemli.
I e`tot obraz, on za mnoyu
V mogilu silitsya bezhat`,
Tuda, gde obeshhal mne dat`
Ty' mesto k vechnomu pokoyu.
No chuvstvuyu: pokoya net:
I tam, i tam ego ne budet;
Tex dlinny'x, tex zhestokix let
Stradalecz vechno ne zabudet!...

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Confirmed with М. Ю. Лермонтов, Сочинения: В 6 т., М.; Л.: Изд-во АН СССР, 1954. — Т. 1. Стихотворения, 1828—1831, page 132.


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Text Authorship:

  • by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841), "1830. Маия. 16 число" [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 Nadezhda Khristoforovna Bogolyubova , "Майя" [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-05-12
Line count: 24
Word count: 115

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