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by Nikolay Ivanovich Kulikov (1815 - 1891)

Mechta ob' Italii
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Italija, strana izjashchnogo iskusstva,
Uvizhu l' ja tvojej prirody krasoty?
S mladenchestva k tebe vlekut menja mechty,
I serdca, i dushi vozvyshennye chuvstva.

Ljublju po`eziju i muzyku tvoju,
Strana prjamogo vdokhnoven'ja,
I o tebe v chasy odushevlen'ja mechtaju ja,
Mechtaju ja, mechtaju i poju:

Ne strashen mne paljashchij klimat juga,
Ja polechu v stranu mechtan'ja i ljubvi,
A ty, Italija, primi menja kak druga!
Moju ljubov', moi mechty, blagoslovi!

Ja s nimi znal prjamoje naslazhden'e,
Ljubja po`eziju i muzyku tvoju;
Tak pust' teper' prjamoje vdokhnoven'e
Odushevljajet pesn' moju.

Ja uvizhu chudnyj breg,
Ja uslyshu govor strastnyj,
I k Italii prekrasnoj napravljaju beg.

V sej plenitel'noj strane
Vse vosplamenjajet chuvstvo;
Tam priroda i iskusstvo ulybnutsja mne.

Tam vdokhnovenije prjamoje,
Tam roskoshnyj prijut mechtam,
I nebo, vechno goluboje,
I solnce jarche svetit tam.

I pesn' ljubvi tam dyshit strast'ju,
Dyshit strast'ju, i ogn' sil'nej kipit,
I ogn' sil'nej kipit v krovi.
I vse tam manit k naslazhden'ju,
K vostorgam negi i ljubvi.

Vizhu, vizhu chudnyj breg,
Slyshu, slyshu govor strastnyj,
I k Italii prekrasnoj napravljaju beg.

Tak, sbylas' mechta moja,
Ja lechu na bereg juga!
Ty zh, Italija, kak druga
Prilaskaj menja!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Nikolay Ivanovich Kulikov (1815 - 1891) [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 Aleksandr Yegorovich Varlamov (1801 - 1848), "Мечта обь Италии" [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2020-12-28
Line count: 38
Word count: 190

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