by Zinaida Nikolayevna Gippius (1869 - 1945)
Христианин
Language: Russian (Русский)
Всё прах и тлен, всё гниль и грех, Позор — любовь, безумство — смех, Повсюду мрак, повсюду смрад, И проклят мир, и проклят брат. Хочу оков, хочу цепей... Идите прочь с моих путей! К Нему — мой вздох, к Нему — мой стон, В затвор иду — в затворе Он!
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- by Zinaida Nikolayevna Gippius (1869 - 1945), "Христианин", 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), "Христианин", op. 4 no. 11 (1903-1913) [ voice and piano ], from На грани, 18 романсов на слова З. Гиппиус (Na grani) = On the Border, no. 11 [sung text not yet checked]
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