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by Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (1818 - 1883)

Dovol'nyj čelovek
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Po ulice stolicy mčitsja vpripryžku molodoj eščë čelovek. 
Ego dvižen'ja vesely, bojki; glaza sijajut, 
uchmyljajutsja guby, prijatno aleet umilënnoe lico… 
On ves' — dovol'stvo i radost'.

Čto s nim slučilos'? Dostalos' li emu nasledstvo? 
Povysili li ego činom? Spešit li on na ljubovnoe svidan'e? 
Ili prosto on chorošo pozavtrakal, 
i čuvstvo zdorov'ja, čuvstvo sytoj sily vzygralo 
vo vsech ego členach? Už ne vozložili li na ego šeju 
tvoj krasivyj os'miugol'nyj krest, 
o pol'skij korol' Stanislav!

Net. On sočinil klevetu na znakomogo, 
rasprostranil eë tščatel'no, uslyšal eë, 
ėtu samuju klevetu, iz ust drugogo znakomogo — 
i sam ej poveril.

O, kak dovolen, kak daže dobr v ėtu minutu ėtot milyj, 
mnogoobeščajuščij molodoj čelovek!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (1818 - 1883), "Довольный человек", written 1878, appears in Стихотворения в прозе (Stikhotvorenija v proze) [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 Alexander Nikolayevich Tcherepnin (1899 - 1977), "Довольный человек", published 1918 [ bass and piano ], also set in German and English [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Constance Clara Garnett) , "A contented man", appears in Dream Tales and Prose Poems, first published 1897


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-04-12
Line count: 17
Word count: 112

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