by Aleksei Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Count (1817 - 1875)
Pust' tot, ch'ja chest' ne bez ukora
Language: Russian (Русский)
Pust' tot, ch'ja chest' ne bez ukora, Strashitsja mnenija ljudej; Pust' ishchet shatkoj on opory V rukopleskanijakh druzej! No kto v samom sebe uveren, Togo khuly ne potrjasut — Jego glagol nelicemeren, Jemu chuzhoj ne nuzhen sud. Ni pred kakoj zemnoju vlast'ju Svojej on mysli ne tait, Ne l'stit nepravomu pristrast'ju, Vrazhde nepravoj ne kadit; Ni pred venchannymi carjami, Ni pred sudilishchem molvy On ne torgujetsja slovami, Ne klonit rabski golovy. Druz'jam v ugodnost', bojazlivo On nikomu ne shljot ukor; Kogda zh tolpa nespravedlivo Svoj postanovit prigovor, Odin, ne sleduja za neju, Pred tem, chto chisto i svetlo, Derzajet on, blagogoveja, Sklonit' svobodnoje chelo!
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Authorship:
- by Aleksei Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Count (1817 - 1875), no title, first published 1859 [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 Aleksandra Dormidontovna Kochetova (1833 - 1902), "Пусть тот, чья честь не без укора" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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