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by Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky (1865 - 1941)

Proklyatie lyubvi
Language: Russian (Русский) 
S usil`em tyazhkim i besplodny'm,
YA cep` lyubvi xochu razbit`.
O, esli b vnov` mne by't` svobodny'm.
O, esli b mog ya ne lyubit`!

Dusha polna sty'da i straxa,
Vlachitsya v praxe i krovi.
Ochisti dushu mne ot praxa,
Izbav`, o, Bozhe, ot lyubvi!

Uzhel` nepobedima zhalost`?
Naprasno Boga ya molyu:
Vse beznadezhnee ustalost`,
Vse beskonechnee lyublyu.

I net svobody', net proshhen`ya,
My' vse rabami rozhdeny',
My' vse na smert`, i na muchen`ya,
I na lyubov` obrecheny'.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky (1865 - 1941), "Проклятие любви" [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 Rudolf Ivanovich Mervolf (1886 - 1942), "Проклятие любви" [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-11-06
Line count: 16
Word count: 77

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