by Aleksandr Ivanovich Polezhayev (1804 - 1838)
Otchajanije
Language: Russian (Русский)
O, dajte mne kinzhal i jad, Moi druz'ja, moi zlodei! Ja ponjal, ponjal zhizni ad, Mne serdce vysosali zmei!.. Smotrju na zhizn', kak na pozor — Pora rasstat'sja s svojenravnoj I proiznest' jej prigovor Poslednij, strashnyj i besslavnyj! Chto v nej? Zachem ja na zemle Vlachu ubijstvennoje bremja?.. Skorej vo prakh!.. V kholodnoj mgle Pokojno spit zemnoje plemja: Nichto pechal'noj tishiny Kostej issokhshikh ne trevozhit, I cherep mjortvoj golovy Odin lish' cherv' mogil'nyj glozhet. Bezumstvo, strasti i toska, Ljubov', otchajan'e, nadezhdy I vse, chem slavilis' veka, Chem zhili genii, nevezhdy, — Vsjo prakhu, vsjo zaplatit dan', Do toj pory, poka priroda V slukh unichtozhennogo roda Rechjot torzhestvenno: «Vosstan'!»
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Text Authorship:
- by Aleksandr Ivanovich Polezhayev (1804 - 1838), "Отчаяние", written 1836 [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 Vojtěch Hlaváč (1849 - 1911), as Войтех Иванович Главач, "Отчаяние" [sung text not yet checked]
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