Безнадёжная любовь (Anonymous, set by (Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

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Безнадёжная любовь

Language: Russian (Русский) after the Japanese (日本語)

Available translation(s): FRE

Зачем я люблю тебя,
ведь никогда, никогда ты не будешь моей?
Не я буду ласкать тебя,
не я, истомлённый твоими ласками,
усну рядом с тобой.
Зачем же я люблю тебя?

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a text in Japanese (日本語) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]

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by Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (1906 - 1975), "Безнадёжная любовь", op. 21 no. 5 (1932) [tenor and orchestra], from Шесть романсов на слова японских поэтов (Shest' romansov na slova japonskikh po`etov) = Six romances on texts by Japanese poets, no. 5. [
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This text was added to the website: 2008-05-20
Line count: 6
Word count: 30