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by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841)

Puskaj xanzha glyadit s prezren`em
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Puskaj xanzha glyadit s prezren`em
Na bezzakonny'j nash soyuz,
Puskaj lyudskim predubezhden`em
Ty' lishena semejny'x uz,
No pered idolami sveta
Ne gnu kolena ya moi,
Kak ty', ne znayu v nem predmeta
Ni sil`noj zloby', ni lyubvi.
Kak ty', kruzhus` v vesel`i shumnom,
Ne chtu vlady'koj nikogo,
Delyusya s umny'm i bezumny'm,
Zhivu dlya serdcza svoego;
Zhivu bez celi, bezzabotno,
Dlya schast`ya glux, dlya gorya nem,
I lyudyam ruki zhmu oxotno,
Xot` prezirayu ix mezh tem!..
My' smexom bran` ix unichtozhim,
Nas klevety' ne razluchat:
My' budem schastlivy', kak mozhem,
Oni pust` budut kak xotyat!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841), "Прелестнице", written 1832 [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 Viktor Vladimirovich Voloshinov (1905 - 1960), "Пускай ханжа глядит с презреньем" [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-05-21
Line count: 20
Word count: 95

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