by Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov (1873 - 1924)
I noči, i dni primel'kalis'
Language: Russian (Русский)
I noči, i dni primel'kalis', Kak dol'nye teni volchvu. V bezžiznennom mire živu, Živymi liš' dumy ostalis'. I net nikogo na zemle S laskajuščim, gorestnym vzgljadom, Kto b v ėtoj tomitel'noj mgle Tomilsja i mučilsja rjadom. Časy neizmenno idut, Idut, i minuty sčitajut… O, stuk perekrëstnych minut! — Tak medlenno grob zabivajut.
Confirmed with В. Я. Брюсов Полное собрание сочинений и переводов, СПб.: Сирин, 1913, Т. 1. The poem is preceded by the following epigraph:
Последний день Сверкал мне в очи, Последней ночи Встречал я тень. ---А. Полежаев.
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Authorship:
- by Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov (1873 - 1924), written 1895, appears in Me eum esse. Вторая книга стихов 1896-1897, in 6. Веянье смерти (Vejanje smerti), no. 1 [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 Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov (1866 - 1920), "И ночи, и дни примелькались" [sung text not yet checked]
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