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by Pavel Mikhailovich Kovalevsky (1823 - 1907)

Смерть
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Всё в жизни неверно, и смерть лишь одна 
  Верна -- неизменно верна!
Всё кинет, минует, забудет, пройдёт -- 
  Она не минует, найдёт
Покинутых, скорбных, последных из нас,
  До мошки, незримой для глаз. 
Она не забудет, придёт, приголубит,
  Обнимет, навеки полюбит, 
И брачный свой тяжкий наденет венец, 
  И жизненной сказке -- конец!

Confirmed with Вестник Европы. Журнал истории, политики, литературы. Пятый год. Том III, Санктпетербург, 1870, page 190. The author is not indicated in this volume; the authorship of the text comes from Gretchaninov's score.


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  • by Pavel Mikhailovich Kovalevsky (1823 - 1907), "Смерть" [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 Aleksandr Tikhonovich Gretchaninov (1864 - 1956), "Смерть", op. 15 (2 романса (2 romansa)) no. 2 (1897), published 1898 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Belaieff [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2009-08-23
Line count: 10
Word count: 48

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