Любовник розы-соловей
прислал тебе цветок свой милый:
он будет песнею своей
всю ночь пленять твой дух унылый.
Он любит петь в тиши ночей,
и дышит песнь его тоскою;
Но, [обнадеженный мечтою]1,
споёт он песню веселей.
И с думой тайною моей
тебя коснется пенья сладость
и напоёт на сердце радость
любовни розы-соловей.

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¹ Artsybushev: "очарованный тобой" ("ocharovannyj toboj")

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Text Authorship:

• by Ivan Ivanovich Kozlov (1779 - 1840), written 1813 [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

• a text in English by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824), "Turkish tale", appears in The Bride of Abydos, first published 1813
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

• by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Aliabev (1787 - 1851), "Любовник розы-соловей", published 1834 [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Nikolai Vasil'yevich Artsybushev (1858 - 1937), "Песня Зюлейки", op. 5 (3 Mélodies pour Chant et Piano) no. 2, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Belaieff, also set in French (Français) [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Nikolai Razumnikovich Kochetov (1864 - 1925), "Песня зулейки" [sung text not yet checked]
• by Aleksandr Ippolitovich Mann (1864 - 1922), "Песня зулейки" [sung text not yet checked]
• by Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908), "Песня Зюлейки", op. 26 (Четыре романса (Chetyre romansa)) no. 4 (1882) [sung text checked 1 time]

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• Also set in French (Français), a translation by Jules Ruelle (1834 - 1892) ; composed by Nikolai Vasil'yevich Artsybushev.
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