by Maximilian Alexandrovich Kirienko-Voloshin (1877 - 1932)
I bylo tak
Language: Russian (Русский)
I bylo tak, kak budto žizni zven'ja Už byli porvany… uspokoen'e Glubokoe… i medlennyj otliv Vsech dum, vsech sil… JA soznaval, čto živ, Liš' po dychan'ju trav i poviliki. Voschod Luny vstrečali čaek kliki… A ja tonul v cholodnom lunnom sne, V mercajuščej lučistoj glubine, I na menja iz vlažnoj bezdny plyli Doždi komet, potoki zvezdnoj pyli…
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- by Maximilian Alexandrovich Kirienko-Voloshin (1877 - 1932) [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 Galina Grigorjeva (b. 1962), "И было так", 2018, first performed 2018 [ tenor and piano ], from Старые писма, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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