Stary'j ry'czar`
Language: Russian (Русский) 
On by'l vesnoj svoej
V zemle obetovannoj
I mnogo slavny'x dnej
Provyol v trevoge brannoj. 

Tam vetku ot svy'atoj 
Olivy' otorval on; 
Na shlem zhelezny'j svoj 
Tu vetku navyazal on. 

S neverny'm on vragom, 
Nosya tu vetku, bilsya
I s neyu v otchij dom 
Proslavlen vozvratilsya. 

Tu vetku posadil 
Sam v zemlyu on rodnuyu
I chasto prinosil 
Ei vodu klyuchevuyu. 

On stal starik sedoj, 
I sila my'sh propala; 
Iz vetki molodoj 
Oliva drevom stala. 

Pod neyu chasto on 
Sidit, uedinenny'j, 
V nevy'razimy'j son 
Dushoyu pogruzhenny'j. 

Nad nim, kak drug, stoit, 
Obnyav ego sediny', 
I vetvyami shumit 
Oliva Palestiny';

I, vnemlya ej vo sne, 
Vzdy'xaet on gluboko 
O slavnoj starine 
I o zemle dalekoj.

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