O zhizn`! Ty' mig, no mig prekrasny'j
Language: Russian (Русский) 
O zhizn`! Ty' mig, no mig prekrasny'j,
Mig nevozvratny'j, dorogoj;
Ravno schastlivy'j i neschastny'j
Rasstat`sya ne xotyat s toboj.

Ty' mig, no danny'j nam ot Boga
Ne dlya togo, chtoby' roptat`
Na svoj udel, svoyu dorogu
I dar bescenny'j proklinat`.

No chtoby' zhizn`yu naslazhdat`sya,
No chtoby' eyu dorozhit`,
Pered sud`boj ne preklonyat`sya,
Molit`sya, verovat`, lyubit`.

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Confirmed with А. Н. Апухтин, Полное собрание стихотворений / Вступительная статья М. В. Отрадина. Составление, подготовка текста и примечания Р. А. Шацевой, Изд. 3-е. — Л.: Советский писатель, 1991, page 42.


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