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by Konstantin Mikhailovich Fofanov (1862 - 1911)

Ėto ne ženščina, drug moj, čto každomu
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Ėto ne ženščina, drug moj, čto každomu
Laski svoi rastočaet bezumnyja,
Junost' nizvodit na orgii šumnyja,
K gor'kim lobzan'jam, k ložu prodažnomu.
Ėto ne ženščina, drug moj, ėdema nam
Ne otverzaet ona bezkonečnago;
Ėto zloj genij, nisposlannyj demonom;
Net v nej prekrasnago, net v nej serdečnago.
Ženščina — krotkoe bož'e sozdanie,
Ženščina — mat', Magdalina smuščennaja,
Ta, č'ja oterla kosa blagovonnaja
Nogi Isusa v časy pokajanija;
Ženščina — otblesk mercanija majskago,
Luč zolotoj nad grobnicami tlenija,
Ženščina — ten' iz selenija rajskago,
Ženščina — sčast'e, ljubov' i proščenie.

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Confirmed with Константинъ Фофанов, Стихотворенія. (1880—1887), СПб.: Книгоиздательство Германъ Гоппе, 1887, page 6.


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Text Authorship:

  • by Konstantin Mikhailovich Fofanov (1862 - 1911), no title [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 Alexander Aleksandrovich Kopylov (1854 - 1911), "Женщина", op. 65 no. 1, published 1909-1910 [ voice and piano ], Saint Petersburg, Zimmermann [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2021-07-20
Line count: 16
Word count: 88

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