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by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942)

Ja mechtoju lovil ukhodjashchije teni
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Ja mechtoju lovil ukhodjashchije teni,
Ukhodjashchije teni pogasavshego dnja,
Ja na bashnju vskhodil, i drozhali stupeni,
I drozhali stupeni pod nogoj u menja.

I chem vyshe ja shjol, tem jasnej risovalis',
Tem jasnej risovalis' ochertan'ja vdali,
I kakije-to zvuki vdali razdavalis',
Vkrug menja razdavalis' ot Nebes i Zemli.

Chem ja vyshe vskhodil, tem svetleje sverkali,
Tem svetleje sverkali vysi dremljushchikh gor,
I sijan'em proshchal'nym kak budto laskali,
Slovno nezhno laskali otumanennyj vzor.

I vnizu podo mnoju uzh noch' nastupila,
Uzhe noch' nastupila dlja usnuvshej zemli,
Dlja menja zhe blistalo dnevnoje svetilo,
Ognevoje svetilo dogoralo vdali.

Ja uznal, kak lovit' ukhodjashchije teni,
Ukhodjashchije teni potusknevshego dnja,
I vsjo vyshe ja shjol, i drozhali stupeni,
I drozhali stupeni pod nogoj u menja.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942), no title, appears in В безбрежности (V bezbrezhnosti), in 1. В Безбрежности [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 Petrovich Koptyayev (1868 - 1941), "В безбрежности" [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-07-19
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Word count: 120

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