by Aleksey Stepanovich Khomyakov (1804 - 1860)
Želanie
Language: Russian (Русский)
Chotel by ja razlit'sja v mire, Chotel by s solncem v nebe teč', Zvezdoju v sumračnom ėfire Nočnoj svetil'nik svoj zažeč'. Chotel by zybiju stekljannoj Igrat' v bezdonnoj glubine Ili lučom zari rumjanoj Skol'zit' po pleščuščej volne. Chotel by s tučami skitat'sja, Tumanom vit'sja mež cholmov Il' bujnym vetrom razygrat'sja V sedych izgibach oblakov; Žit' lastočkoj pod nebeami, K cvetam laskat'sja motyl'kom Ili nad dikimi skalami Nosit'sja derzostnym orlom. Kak sladko bylo by v prirode To žizn' i radost' razlivat', To v gromach, vichrjach, nepogode Prostranstvo neba obtekat'!
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- by Aleksey Stepanovich Khomyakov (1804 - 1860), "Желание", written 1827 [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 Anton Stepanovich Arensky (1861 - 1906), "Желание", op. 10 no. 5. [text not verified]
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