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by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880 - 1921)

Persten'‑Stradan'e
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Šël ja po ulice, gorem ubityj.
Junost' moja, kak pečal'naja noč',
Blednym lučom upadala na plity,
Gasla, plelas', i šarachalas' proč'.

Gor'kie dumy — lochmot'ja pečalej —
Naglo prosili na čaj, na nočleg,
I propadali sred' uličnych dalej,
Za verenicej zlovonnych teleg.

Gospodi bože! Už utro klubitsja,
Gde, da i kak ėtot den' proživu?..
Uzkie okna. Za nimi — devica.
Tonkie pal'cy legli na kanvu.

Lokony pali na nežnye tkani —
Verno, rabotala noč' naprolët…
Ščëki bledny ot bessonnych mečtanij,
I zamirajuščij golos poët:

«Čtó ja sumela, kogda poljubila?
Brosila mat' i ušla ot otca…
Vot ja s toboju, moj milyj, moj milyj…
Persten'-Stradan'e nam svjažet serdca.

Čtó ja mogu? Svoej aloj krov'ju
Nežnost' moju dlja tebja ukrašat'…
Vernost'ju ženskoj, večnoj ljubov'ju
Persten'-Stradan'e tebe skovat'».

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Text Authorship:

  • by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880 - 1921), "Перстень-Страданье", written 1905, appears in Стихотворения. Книга вторая (1904-1908), in 4. Город (1904-1908) (Gorod) [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 Georgiy Vasil'yevich Sviridov (1915 - 1998), "Перстень-Страданье" [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-08-27
Line count: 24
Word count: 125

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