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by E. Yuryev

Zachem ljubit', zachem stradat'
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Ujdi, ujdi! K chemu mol'by i sljozy.
K mol'bam ljubi kak ljod ja kholodna!
Ja doch' polej i, kak po`eta grjozy,
Kaprizna ja, izmenchiva, vol'na.

Naprasno ty s gorjacheju mol'boju
K mojej grudi, moj bednyj drug, pril'njosh'...
Tvoikh stradanij ja ne uspokoju,
So mnoju schast'ja, znaj, ty ne najdjosh'.

Zachem, zachem ljubit'? Zachem stradat'?
Khochu ja vol'noj zhit', lish' pesni raspevat'!
Pust' v shutkakh i cvetakh son zhizni proletit;
Pust' pesnja na ustakh svobodnoju zvuchit!

Luna v vysi nad spjashchim sadom svetit:
Ljubov'ju dyshit `eta noch' vokrug...
No v `etom serdce otklika ne vstretit
Ljubvi prizyv, moj nezhnyj, bednyj drug!

Byla pora, i ja zhdala svidan'ja,
I serdce bilos' trepetno v grudi...
No vsjo proshlo... Ostav' svoi priznan'ja!
Ujdi, zabud', moj bednyj drug, ujdi!

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  • by E. Yuryev  [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 E. Yuryev , "Зачем любить, зачем страдать" [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 124

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