by Zinaida Nikolayevna Gippius (1869 - 1945)
Predel
Language: Russian (Русский)
Serdce ispolneno sčast'em želan'ja,
Sčast'em vozmožnosti i ožidan'ja, —
No i trepeščet ono i boitsja,
Čto ožidanie — možet sveršit'sja...
Polnost'ju žizni prinjat' my ne smeem,
Tjažesti sčast'ja podnjat' ne umeem,
Zvukov chotim, — no sozvučij boimsja,
Prazdnym želan'em predelov tomimsja,
Večno ich ljubim, večno stradaja, —
I umiraem, ne dostigaja...
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Text Authorship:
- by Zinaida Nikolayevna Gippius (1869 - 1945), "Предел", written 1901 [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 Nikolai Yakovlevich Myaskovsky (1881 - 1950), "Предел", op. 4 no. 18 (1903-1913) [ voice and piano ], from На грани, 18 романсов на слова З. Гиппиус (Na grani) = On the Border, no. 18 [sung text not yet checked]
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