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 ]
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