Ona [molčit]1, ona teper' spokojna.
No radost' ne vernëtsja k nej: v tot den',
Kogda ego mogilu zakidali
Syroj zemlëj, prostilas' s neju radost'.

Ona molčit, — eë duša teper'
Pusta, kak namogil'naja časovnja,
Gde nad nemoj grobnicej den' i noč'
Gorit neugasimaja lampada.

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¹ Vasilenko: "горит"; further changes may exist not shown above.

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Authorship:

• by Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin (1870 - 1953), "Неугасимая лампада", written 1905 [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 Sergey Nikiforovich Vasilenko (1872 - 1956), "Неугасимая лампада" [sung text not yet checked]

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