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by Nikolay Ivanovich Faleyev (c1872 - 1941), as Chuzh-Chuzhenin

Умирали розы — умирало счастье
Language: Russian (Русский) 
И день и ночь любовь и ласки.
И день и ночь любви угар.
Чудесный сон волшебной сказки!
Любви восторг! Любви кошмар!
Только темный рояль навевает печаль...
  Мы срывали розы...
  Мы топтали розы...
  Мы срывали счастье
  Лучезарных дней...
  Умирали розы —
  Умирало счастье
  В красоте своей.

И день и ночь печаль и слезы.
Былой любви и счастья нет...
Лежат в пыли измяты розы,
Любовь прошла, завял букет...
И раскрытый рояль навевает печаль.
  Мы сорвали розы...
  Истоптали розы...
  Истоптали счастье
  Лучезарных дней.
  Умирали розы —
  Умирало счастье
  В красоте своей.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Nikolay Ivanovich Faleyev (c1872 - 1941), as Chuzh-Chuzhenin [author's text not yet checked 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 Viktor Gavrilovich Pergament , "Умирали розы — умирало счастье" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2025-05-16
Line count: 24
Word count: 88

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