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by Maximilian Alexandrovich Kirienko-Voloshin (1877 - 1932)

Старые писма
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Я люблю усталый шелест
Старых писем, дальних слов…
В них есть запах, в них есть прелесть
Умирающих цветов.

Я люблю узорный почерк —
В нём есть шорох трав сухих.
Быстрых букв знакомый очерк
Тихо шепчет грустный стих.

Мне так близко обаянье
Их усталой красоты…
Это дерева Познанья
Облетевшие цветы.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Maximilian Alexandrovich Kirienko-Voloshin (1877 - 1932), "Старые письма", subtitle: "А. В. Гольштейн", written 1904 [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), "Старые писма", 2018, first performed 2018 [ tenor and piano ], from Старые писма, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-03-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 49

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