by Gavriil Romanovich Derzhavin (1743 - 1816)
Potoplenie
Language: Russian (Русский)
Iz-za oblak mesjac, krasnyj Vstal i smotritsja v reke, Skvoz' tuman i mrak užasnyj Putnik edet v čelnoke. Blesk luny pred nim sverkaet, On grebet skvoz' voln i t'mu; Mysl' vesel'e vobražaet, Bereg viditsja emu. No čelnok vdrug pogruzilsja, Putnik mračnu p'et volnu; Skol' ni sililsja, ni bilsja, Kamnem vniz pošel ko dnu. Se vid žizni skorotečnoj! Skol' nadežda nam ni l'sti, Vse potonem v bezdne večnoj, Družba i ljubov', prosti!
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Text Authorship:
- by Gavriil Romanovich Derzhavin (1743 - 1816), "Потопление", written 1796 [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), "Потопление" [ sung text not verified ]
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Word count: 71