Laisa Venere, posvjashchaja jej svojo zerkalo
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Vot zerkalo mojo -- primi jego, Kiprida!
Boginja krasoty prekrasna budet vvek,
Sedogo vremeni ne strashna jej obida:
Ona -- ne smertnyj chelovek;
No ja, pokorstvuja sud'bine,
Ne v silakh zret' sebja v prozrachnosti stekla,
Ni toj, kotoroj ja byla,
Ni toj, kotoroj nyne.

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  • Also set in French (Français), a translation by Louis Pomey (1835 - 1901) ; composed by Pauline Viardot-García.

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This text was added to the website: 2013-03-23
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Word count: 42