by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841)
Zvezda
Language: Russian (Русский)
Svetis`, svetis`, dalekaya zvezda, Chtob ya v nochi vstrechal tebya vsegda. Tvoj slaby'j luch, srazhayas` s temnotoj, Nesyot mechty' dushe moej bol`noj. Ona k tebe letaet vy'soko, — I grudi sej svobodno i legko... YA videl vzglyad, ispolnenny'j ognya (Uzh on davno zakry'lsya dlya menya), No, kak k tebe, k nemu eshhyo lechu, I xot` nel`zya — smotret` ego xochu...
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- by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841), "Звезда" [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 Yevgeniya Iosifovna Yakhnina (1892 - 1979), "Звезда" [sung text not yet checked]
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