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by Gavriil Romanovich Derzhavin (1743 - 1816)

Filosofy' p`yany'j i trezvy'j
Language: Russian (Русский) 
P`yany'j
Sosed! na svete vsyo pustoe:
Bogatstvo, slava i chiny'.
A esli za dobro pryamoe
Mechty' by't` mogut pochteny',
To zdravo i pokojno zhit`,
S druz`yami vremya provodit`,
Krasot lyubit`, lyubimy'm by't`,
I s nimi sladko est` i pit`.
Kak penitsya vino prekrasno!
Kakoj v nem zapax, vkus i czvet!
Pochto teryat` chasy' naprasno?
Nal`em, lyubezny'j moj sosed!

Trezvy'j
Sosed! na svete ne pustoe —
Bogatstvo, slava i chiny';
Blazhenstvo sy'shhem v nix pryamoe,
Kogda my' budem lish` umny',
Privy'knem pryamo chest` lyubit`,
Umerenno, v dovol`stve zhit`,
Po samoj nuzhde est` i pit`, —
To mozhem vse schastlivy' by't`.
Pust` penitsya vino prekrasno,
Pust` zapax v nem xorosh i czvet;
Ne nalivaj ty' mne naprasno:
Ne p`yu, lyubezny'j moj sosed.

P`yany'j
Gonyalsya ya za zvuchnoj slavoj,
Vstrechal ya smelo yadry' lbom;
Sej zverskoj upoen otravoj,
YA by'l uzhasny'm durakom.
Kakaya pol`za strashny'm by't`,
Sebya gubit`, drugix mertvit`,
V ubijstve vremya provodit`?
Bezumno na uboj xodit`.
Kak penitsya vino prekrasno!
Kakoj v nem zapax, vkus i czvet!
Pochto teryat` chasy' naprasno?
Nal`em, lyubezny'j moj sosed!

Trezvy'j
Gonyat`sya na vojne za slavoj
I s yadrami vstrechat`sya lbom
Velit tomu rassudok zdravy'j,
Kto lish` rozhden ne durakom:
Czaryu, otechestvu sluzhit`,
Chad, zhen, roditelej xranit`,
Sebya ot plena boronit` —
Svyashhenna dolzhnost` xrabry'm by't`!
Pust` penitsya vino prekrasno!
Pust` zapax v nem xorosh i czvet;
Ne nalivaj ty' mne naprasno:
Ne p`yu, lyubezny'j moj sosed.

P`yany'j
Xotel ya sdelat`sya sud`eyu,
Zakony' svyato soblyudat`, —
Uvidel, chto krivyat dushoyu,
Gde dolzhno sil`ny'x osuzhdat`.
Kakaya pol`za tak sudit`?
Odnix shhadit`, drugix kaznit`
I sovest`yu svoej shutit`?
Smeshno v teneta mux lovit`,
Kak penitsya vino prekrasno!
Kakoj v nem zapax, vkus i czvet!
Pochto teryat` chasy' naprasno?
Nal`em, lyubezny'j moj sosed!

Trezvy'j
Kogda sud`ba tebe sud`eyu
V sudax velela zasedat`,
Vertet`sya nuzhdy' net dushoyu,
Kogda ne xochesh` vzyatok brat`.
Kak mozhno tak i syak sudit`,
Zakonom pravdu tenetit`
I podkupat` sebya pustit`?
Sud`e zlodeem strashno by't`!
Pust` penitsya vino prekrasno,
Pust` zapax v nem xorosh i czvet;
Ne nalivaj ty' mne naprasno:
Ne p`yu, lyubezny'j moj sosed.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Gavriil Romanovich Derzhavin (1743 - 1816), "Философы, пьяный и трезвый", written 1789 [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 A. Shaposhnikov (flourished c1816), "Философы пьяный и трезвый", published 1816. [ sung text not verified ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2018-01-09
Line count: 78
Word count: 340

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