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Bessonnica

Language: Russian

 Chasov odnoobraznyj boj,
 Tomitel'naja nochi povest'.
 Jazyk dlja vsekh ravno chuzhoj,
 I vnjatnyj vsjakomu, kak sovest'.

 Kto bez toski vnimal iz nas,
 Sredi vsemirnogo molchan'ja,
 Glukhije vremeni stenan'ja,
 Prorocheski proshchalnyj glas.

 Nam mnitsja: mir osirotelyj
 Neotrazimyj rok nastig.
 I my, v bor'be s prirodoj celoj
 Pokinuty na nas samikh.

 I nasha zhizn' stoit pred nami,
 Kak prizrak na kraju zemli,
 I s nashim vekom i druz'jami
 Blednejet v sumrachnoj dali.

 I novoje mladoje plemja
 Mezh tem na solnce rascvelo,
 I nas, druz'ja, i nashe vremja
 Davno zabven'jem zaneslo.

 Lish' izredka obrjad pechal'nyj
 Svershaja v polunoshchnyj chas,
 Metalla golos pogrebal'nyj
 Poroj oplakivajet nas.


Input by Yuri Mitelman

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