by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942)
Sfinks
Language: Russian (Русский)
Sredi peskov pustyni vekovoj, Bezmolvnyj Sfinks carit na fone noči, V lučach Luny gigantskoj golovoj Vstaët, rastët, — gljadjat, ne vidja, oči. S otčajan'em živogo mertveca, Voskresšego v bezvremennoj mogile, Zdes' bilsja rab, tomilsja bez konca, — Raby košmar v granite voplotili. I zamysel čudoviščnoj mečty, Sred' Večnosti, vsegda odnoobraznoj, Vosstal kak vrag obyčnoj krasoty, Kak son, slepoj, nemoj i bezobraznyj.
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Authorship:
- by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942), "Сфинкс", appears in Тишина (Tishina), in 9. Кошмары (Koshmary), no. 5 [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 Aleksandr Grigoryevich Chesnokov , "Сфинкс" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Nikolai Yakovlevich Myaskovsky (1881 - 1950), "Сфинкс", op. 2 no. 12 (1903-1906), published 1945 [ voice and piano ], from Из юношеских лет, 12 романсов на слова К. Бальмонта (Iz junosheskikh let) = The Days of Youth, no. 12 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Yuri Aleksandrovich Shaporin (1887 - 1966), "Сфинкс", 1911 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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