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by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841)

Оправдание
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Когда одни воспоминанья
О заблуждениях страстей,
Наместо славного названья,
Твой друг оставит меж людей

И будет спать в земле безгласно
То сердце, где кипела кровь,
Где так безумно, так напрасно
С враждой боролася любовь;

Когда пред общим приговором
Ты смолкнешь, голову склоня,
И будет для тебя позором
Любовь безгрешная твоя, —

Того, кто страстью и пороком
Затмил твои младые дни,
Молю, язвительным упреком
Ты в оный час не помяни.

Но пред судом толпы лукавой
Скажи, что судит нас иной
И что прощать святое право
Страданьем куплено тобой.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841), "Оправдание", first published 1841 [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 Aleksandr Lvovich Gurilyov (1803 - 1858), "Оправдание" [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Ivan Ivanovich Ignatiev , "Оправдание" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by N. M. Zherebtsova , "Оправдание" [sung text not yet checked]

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