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Nam zvjozdy krotkije sijali

Language: Russian

Nam zvjozdy krotkije sijali,
chut' vejal tikhij veterok,
krugom cvety blagoukhali,
i volny laskovo zhurchali
u nashikh nog.

My byli juny, my ljubili,
i s veroj v dal' smotreli my;
v nas grjozy raduzhnyje zhili,
i nam ne strashny v'jugi byli
sedoj zimy.

Gde zh `eti nochi s ikh sijan'jem,
s blagoukhajushchej krasoj
i voln tajinstvennym [zhurchan'jem,]1
nadezhd, vostorzhjonnykh mechtanij
gde svetlyj roj? 

Pomerkli zvjozdy, i unylo
ponikli bleklyje cvety...
Kogda zh, o serdce, vse, chto bylo,
chto nam vesna s toboj darila,
zabudesh' ty?


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1 Pleshcheyev: "rontan'jem"

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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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