by Aleksei Nikolayevich Apukhtin (1841 - 1893)
Sred' smekha prazdnogo, sredi pustogo...
Language: Russian (Русский)
Sred' smekha prazdnogo, sredi pustogo gula,
Mne dushu za tebja tomit nevol'nyj strakh:
Ja videl, kak sleza ukradkoju blesnula
V tvoikh potuplennykh ochakh.
Tvoj bezzashchitnyj cheln slomila zlaja burja,
Na bereg vybroshen neopytnyj plovec.
Otkinuvshi veslo i golovu ponurja,
Ty zhdesh': nastupit li konec?
Ne unyvaj, plovec! Kak son, minujet gore,
Zatikhnet buri svist i ropot voln sedykh,
I pokorennoje, likujushcheje more
U nog uljazhetsja tvoikh.
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- by Aleksei Nikolayevich Apukhtin (1841 - 1893), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- by G. A. Goldenberg , "Средь смеха праздного" [sung text not yet checked]
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