by Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky (1783 - 1852)
Pevec
Language: Russian (Русский)
V teni derev, nad chistymi vodami
Dernovyj kholm vy vidite l', druz'ja?
Chut' slyshno tam pleskajet v breg struja;
Chut' veterok tam dyshit mezh listami;
Na vetvjakh lira i venec...
Uvy! druz'ja, sej kholm - mogila;
Zdes' prakh pevca zemlja sokryla;
Bednyj pevec!
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Text Authorship:
- by Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky (1783 - 1852), "Певец", first published 1810 [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 Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (1804 - 1857), "Певец", 1826. [text verified 1 time]
- by Aleksei Nikolayevich Verstovsky (1799 - 1862), "Певец", <<1837. [text verified 1 time]
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Word count: 42