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by Ivan Savvich Nikitin (1824 - 1861)

Сплетня
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Живи как отшельник,
Гуляй или плачь —
Найдёт тебя сплетня,
Придёт твой палач!
Двери не отворит —
Под дверь подползёт,
Ограда мешает —
Сквозь камень пройдёт.
В чём грешен, не грешен —
В набат прогудит,
Навек обесчестит,
По гроб осрамит.
И в грязь тебя втопчет
И недруг и друг…
Проклятая сплетня!
Проклятый недуг!

Confirmed with И. С. Никитин, Полное собрание стихотворений, М. ; Л.: Советский писатель, 1965.


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Text Authorship:

  • by Ivan Savvich Nikitin (1824 - 1861), "Сплетня", written 1856 [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 Vasily Andreyevich Zolotaryov (1872 - 1964), "Сплетня", op. 26 no. 3 [ men's chorus ], Leipzig, Jurgenson [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-07-07
Line count: 16
Word count: 53

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