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by Aleksey Stepanovich Khomyakov (1804 - 1860)

Zvëzdy
Language: Russian (Русский) 
V čas polnočnyj, bliz potoka,
Ty vzgljani na nebesa:
Soveršajutsja daleko
V gornem mire čudesa.

Noči večnye lampady,
Nevidimye v bleske dnja,
Strojno chodjat tam gromady
Negasimogo ognja.

No vpivajsja v nich očami —
I uvidiš', čto vdali,
Za bližajšimi zvezdami,
T'mami zvezdy v noč' ušli.

Vnov' vgljadis' – i t'my za t'mami
Utomjat tvoj robkij vzgljad:
Vse zvezdami, vse ognjami
Bezdny sinie gorjat.

V čas polnočnogo molčan'ja,
Otognav obmany snov,
Ty vgljadis' dušoj v pisan'ja
Galilejskich rybakov, —

I v ob"eme knigi tesnoj
Razvernetsja pred toboj
Beskonečnyj svod nebesnyj
S lučezarnoju krasoj.

Uzriš' – zvezdy mysli vodjat
Tajnyj chor svoj vkrug zemli.
Vnov' vgljadis' – drugie vschodjat;
Vnov' vgljadis' – i tam vdali

Zvëzdy mysli, t'my za t'mami,
Vschodjat, vschodjat bez čisla, —
I zažžetsja ich ognjami
Serdca dremljuščaja mgla.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Aleksey Stepanovich Khomyakov (1804 - 1860), "Звёзды", written 1856 [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 Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev (1856 - 1915), "Звёзды", op. 15 (Два Хора a cappella) no. 1, published 1904 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-09-04
Line count: 32
Word count: 131

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