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Bliz mest, gde carstvujet Venecija...

Language: Russian

Bliz mest, gde carstvujet Venecija zlataja,
Odin, nochnoj grebec, gondoloj upravljaja,
Pri svete Vespera po vzmoriju plyvjot,
Rinal'da, Godfrida, `Erminiju pojot.

On ljubit pesn' svoju; pojot on dlja zabavy,
Bez dal'nikh umyslov; ne vedajet ni slavy,
Ni strakha, ni nadezhd i, tikhoj muzy poln,
Umejet uslazhdat' svoj put' nad bezdnoj voln.

Na more zhiznennom, gde buri tak zhestoko
Presledujut vo mgle moj parus odinokij,
Kak on, bez otzyva, uteshno ja poju
I tajnyje stikhi obdumyvat' ljublju.


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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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