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by Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky (1783 - 1852)

Schastliv tot, komu zabavy
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Schastliv tot, komu zabavy,
Igry, majskije cvety,
Solovej v teni dubravy
I vesennikh let mechty
V naslazhden'e — kak i prezhde;
Kto na radost' lish' gljadit,
Kto, vverjajasja nadezhde,
Ptichkoj vsled za nej letit.

Tak viljajet po cvetochkam
Zlatokrylyj motylek;
Lish' k cvetku — pril'nul k listochkam,
Poletel — zabyl cvetok;
Sorvana jego lileja —
On letit na anemon;
Chto jego — to i mileje,
Grust' zabven'em lechit on.

Beden tot, komu zabavy,
Igry, majskije cvety,
Solovej v teni dubravy
I vesennikh let mechty
Ne v vesel'e — tak, kak prezhde;
Kto ulybku pozabyl;
Kto, skazav: «prosti!» nadezhde,
Vzor ko grobu ustremil.

Dlja dushi mojej plenennoj
Zdes' odin i byl cvetok,
Aromatnyj, nesravnennyj;
Ja sorvat'!.. no chto zhe Rok?
«Ne tebe im nasladit'sja;
Ne tvoim jemu docvest'!»
Akh, zhestokij! chem zhe l'stit'sja?
Gde podobnyj v mire jest'?

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Text Authorship:

  • by Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky (1783 - 1852), "Песня" [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 Aleksandrovich Aliabev (1787 - 1851), "Счастлив тот, кому забавы" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-05-23
Line count: 32
Word count: 137

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