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by Yakov Petrovich Polonsky (1819 - 1898)

Prosti
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Pora… Prosti! Nikto ne vedal
Glubokich tajn moich strastej,
I nikomu ja prava ne dal
Zaplakat' na grudi moej.

Ljubvi prekrasnym upovan'jam
Rassudkom položa predel,
Stradaja sam, tvoim stradan'jam
JA otozvat'sja ne chotel.

Iskal ja sčast'ja, no poverit'
Ne smel ja sčast'ju svoemu;
Mne bylo legče licemerit',
Čem verit' serdcu tvoemu.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Yakov Petrovich Polonsky (1819 - 1898), "Прости" [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 Ekaterina Anatolyevna Kotelnikova (b. 1978), "Прости" [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-07-22
Line count: 12
Word count: 51

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