by Konstantin Nikolayevich Batyushkov (1787 - 1855)
Tebe l' oplakivat' utratu junych dnej?
Language: Russian (Русский)
Tebe l' oplakivat' utratu junych dnej?
Ty v krasote ne izmenilas'
I dlja ljubvi moej
Ot vremeni eščë prelestnee javilas'.
Tvoj drug ne dorožit neopytnoj krasoj,
Nezreloj v tainstvach ljubovnogo iskusstva.
Bez žizni vzor eë - stydlivyj i nemoj,
I robkij poceluj bez čuvstva.
No ty, vladyčica ljubvi,
Ty strast' vdochneš' i v mertvyj kamen';
I v osen' dnej tvoich ne pogasaet plamen',
Tekuščij s žizniju v krovi.
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Text Authorship:
- by Konstantin Nikolayevich Batyushkov (1787 - 1855), no title [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 César Antonovich Cui (1835 - 1918), "Тебе ль оплакивать", op. 5 (Шесть романсов = Shest' romansov (Six romances) = Six mélodies) no. 6 (1861) [ voice and piano ], note: the poet's name is omitted on the score but confirmed as Batyushkov; the score indicates "Slova iz grecheskago. Imité du grec", also set in French (Français) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by G. Jorissenne ; composed by César Antonovich Cui.
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