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Zachem?

Language: Russian

[Zachem zhe ty prisnilasja,]1
Krasavica daljokaja,
I vspykhnula, chto v polyme,
Podushka odinokaja?

Okh, sgin' ty, polunochnica!
Glaza tvoji lenivyje
I pepel kos rassypchatyj,
I guby gordelivyje -

Vsjo najavu mne snilosja,
I vsjo, chto grjoza veshnjaja,
Umchalosja, i na serdce
Legla pot'ma kromeshnaja!

Zachem zhe ty prisnilasja,
Krasavica daljokaja,
Kol' stynet vmeste s grjozoju 
Polushka odinokaja?

[Zachem zhe, zachem zhe ty prisnilasja!]2


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1 Mey: "Zachem ty mne prisnilasja"
2 added by Tchaikovsky.

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

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