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by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880 - 1921)

Когда‑то гордый и надменный
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Когда-то гордый и надменный,
Теперь с цыганкой я в раю,
И вот — прошу её смиренно:
«Спляши, цыганка, жизнь мою».

И долго длится пляс ужасный,
И жизнь проходит предо мной
Безумной, сонной и прекрасной
И отвратительной мечтой…

То кружится, закинув руки,
То поползёт змеёй, — и вдруг
Вся замерла в истоме скуки,
И бубен падает из рук…

О, как я был богат когда-то,
Да всё — не стоит пятака:
Вражда, любовь, молва и злато,
А пуще — смертная тоска.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880 - 1921), no title, written 1913, appears in Стихотворения. Книга третья (1907-1916), in 6. Арфы и скрипки (1908 - 1916) (Arfy i skripki) [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 Sergey Alekseyevich Morozov (b. 1951), "Когда-то гордый и надменный" [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-08-15
Line count: 16
Word count: 79

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