Song Cycle by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948-)

1. Osen'

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by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799-1837)

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Oktjabr' uzh nastupil -
uzh roshcha otrjakhajet
poslednije listy
s nagikh svojikh vetvej;
dokhnul osennyj khlad -
doroga promerzajet.
Zhurcha jeshchjo bezhit
za mel'nicej ruchej,
no prud uzhe zastyl;
[ ... ]

2. Probuzhden'je

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by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799-1837) , "Probuzhden'je", 1816, published 1825

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Mechty, mechty!
Gde vasha sladost'?
Gde ty, gde ty,
Nochnaja radost'?
Ischeznul on,
Veselyj son,
I odinokoj
Vo t'me glubokoj
Ja probuzhdjon!

Krugom posteli
Nemaja noch';
vmig okhladeli,
Vmig uleteli
Tolpoju proch'
Ljubvi mechtan'ja:
Jeshchjo polna
Dusha zhelan'ja
I lovit sna
Vospominan'ja.

Ljubov', ljubov',
[ Vnemli molen'ja: 
Poshli mne vnov'
Svoji viden'ja, ]1
I poutru,
Vnov' [upojennyj,]2 
Puskaj umru,
Ne probuzhdennyj.

3. Pevec

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by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799-1837) , "Pevec", published 1816

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Slykhali l' vy za roshchej glas nochnoj
Pevca ljubvi, pevca svojej pechali?
Kogda polja v chas utrennij molchali,
Svireli zvuk unylyj1 i prostoj
Slykhali l' vy, slykhali l' vy?

Vstrechali l' vy v pustynnoj t'me lesnoj
Pevca ljubvi, pevca svojej pechali?
[Priskorbnuju l' ulybku zamechali]2,
Il' tikhij vzor, ispolnennyj toskoj,
Vstrechali vy, vstrechali vy?

Vzdokhnuli l' vy, vnimaja [tikhoj]3 glas
Pevca ljubvi, pevca svojej pechali?
Kogda v lesakh vy junoshu vidali,
Vstrechaja vzor jego potukhshikh glaz,
Vzdokhnuli l' vy, vzdokhnuli l' vy?

4. Besy

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by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799-1837) , "Besy"

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Mchatsja tuchi, v'jutsja tuchi;
Nevidimkoju luna
Osveshchajet sneg letuchij;
Mutno nebo, noch' mutna
Jedu, jedu v chistom pole;
Kolokol'chik din-din-din...
Strashno, strashno ponevole
Sred' nevedomykh ravnin!
 
,,`Ej, poshjol, jamshchik!...`` -- ,,Net mochi:
Konjam, barin, tjazhelo;
V'juga mne slipajet ochi;
Vse dorogi zaneslo;
Khot' ubej, sleda ne vidno;
Sbilis' my. Chto delat' nam!
V pole bes nas vodit, vidno,
Da kruzhit po storonam.
 
Posmotri: von, von igrajet,
Duet, pljuet na menja,
Von -- teper' v ovrag tolkajet
Odichalogo konja;
[...]
 
Beskonechny, bezobrazny,
V mutnoj mesjaca igre
Zakruzhilis' besy razny,
Budto list'ja v nojabre...
Skol'ko ikh, kuda ikh gonjat,
Chto tak zhalobno pojut,
Domovogo li khoronjat,
Ved'mu l' zamuzh vydajut?
[...]
 
Mchatsja besy roj za rojem
V bespredel'noj vyshine,
Vizgom zhalobnyv i vojem
Nadryvaja serdce mne...

5. `Elegija

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by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799-1837)

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Bezumnykh let ugassheje vesel'je
mne tjazhelo, kak smutnoje pokhmel'je.
No kak vino pechal' minuvshikh dnej
v mojej dushe chem stare, tem sil'nej.
Moj put' unyl. Sulit mne trud i gore
grjadushchego volnujemoje more.

No ne khochu, o drugi, umirat'!
Ja zhit' khochu, chtob myslit' i stradat'.
I vedaju, mne budut naslazhden'ja
mezh gorestej, zabot i trevolnen'ja;
Poroj opjat' garmonijej up'jus',
nad vymyslom slezami obol'jus'.
I mozhet byt', na moj zakat pechal'nyj
blesnet ljubov' ulybkoju proshchal'noj.

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