by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841)
Liš' tol'ko noč' svoim pokrovom
Language: Russian (Русский)
Liš' tol'ko noč' svoim pokrovom Verchi Kavkaza osenit; Liš' tol'ko mir, volšebnym slovom Zavorožënnyj, zamolčit; Liš' tol'ko veter nad skaloju Uvjadšej ševel'nët travoju, I ptička, sprjatannaja v nej, Porchnët vo mrake veselej; I pod lozoju vinogradnoj, Rosu nebes glotaja žadno, Cvetok raspustitsja nočnoj; Liš' tol'ko mesjac zolotoj Iz-za gory tichon'ko vstanet I na tebja ukradkoj vzgljanet, — K tebe ja budu priletat', Gostit' ja budu do dennicy I na šelkovye resnicy Sny zolotye navevat'...
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- by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841) [author's text not yet checked 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 Aleksandr Konstantinovich Glazunov (1865 - 1936), "Лишь только ночь своим покровом" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Vladimir Fyodorovich Kazimir , "Лишь только ночь своим покровом" [sung text not yet checked]
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