by Aleksey Vasil'yevich Kol'tsov (1808 - 1842)
Ja zateplju svechu
Language: Russian (Русский)
Ja zateplju svechu Voska jarogo, Raspajaju kol'co Druga milova. Zagoris', razgoris', Rokovoj ogon', Raspajaj, rastopi Chisto zoloto. Bez nego dlja menja Ty nenadobno; Bez nego na ruke — Kamen' na serdce. Chto vzgljanu — to vzdokhnu, Zatoskujusja, I zal'jutsja glaza Gor'kim gorem sljoz. Vozvratit'sja li on? Ili vestochkoj Ozhivit li menja, Bezuteshnuju? Net nadezhdy v dushe… Ty rassyp'sja zhe Zolotoj slezoj, Pamjat' milova! Nevredimo, cherno, Na ogne kol'co, I zvenit po stolu Pamjat' vechnuju.
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Text Authorship:
- by Aleksey Vasil'yevich Kol'tsov (1808 - 1842), "Перстень", subtitle: "Песня", written 1830, first published 1831 [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 Pyotr Petrovich Bulakhov (1822 - 1885), "Кольцо", published 1854 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky (1813 - 1869), "Перстень", published 1856 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Aleksandr Lvovich Gurilyov (1803 - 1858), "Кольцо", published 1850 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Arseny Nikolayevich Koreshchenko (1870 - 1921), "Кольцо", op. 2 (Романсы и Песни) no. 2, published 1893 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sergei Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943), "Кольцо", op. 26 (Пятнадцать романсов = Pjatnadcat' romansov (Fifteen songs)) no. 14 (1906) [sung text checked 1 time]
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