Zvezda

Vverkhu odna
Gorit zvezda,
Moj um ona
Manit vsegda,
Moji mechty
Ona vlechjot
I s vysoty
[Mne radost' l'jot]1. 
Takov zhe byl
Tot nezhnyj vzor,
Chto ja ljubil
Sud'be v ukor.
Muk nikogda
On zret' ne mog,
Kak ta zvezda,
On byl daljok.
Ustalykh vezhd
Ja ne smykal,
Ja bez nadezhd
K nemu vziral.

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by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814-1841) , "Zvezda", published 1830-1

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by César Antonovich Cui (1835-1918) , "Zvezda", op. 19 (Sem' romansov i du`etov) no. 2.
by Sergey Mikhailovich Lyapunov (1859-1924) , "Zvezda"
by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948-) , "Zvezda", op. 159 no. 4 (2009) [voice and violoncello], from Ot sosny do luny, no. 4.

ENG English [singable] (Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov)

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