by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841)
Bud' so mnoju, kak prežde byvala
Language: Russian (Русский)
Bud' so mnoju, kak prežde byvala; O, skaži mne chot' slovo odno; Čtob duša v ėtom slove syskala, Čto chotelos' ej slyšat' davno; Esli iskra nadeždy chranitsja V moem serdce - ona oživet; Esli možet sleza pojavit'sja V očach - to ona upadet. Est' slova - ob"jasnit' ne mogu ja, Otčego u nich vlast' nado mnoj; Ich uslyšav, opjat' oživu ja, No ot nich ne voskresnet drugoj; O, pover' mne, cholodnoe slovo Usta oskvernjaet tvoi, Kak listki u cvetka molodogo Jadovitoe žalo zmei!
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Authorship:
- by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841), "К ***" [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 Georgy Zakharovich Burshtein (1907 - 1966), "Будь со мной, как прежде бывало" [sung text not yet checked]
- by César Antonovich Cui (1835 - 1918), "Будь со мною как прежде бывала", op. 33 no. 6 (1885-1886), published 1886 [ voice and piano ], St. Petersburg: Bessel [sung text not yet checked]
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