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Staryj rycar'

Language: Russian

On byl vesnoj svojej
V zemle obetovannoj
I mnogo slavnykh dnej
Provjol v trevoge brannoj. 

Tam vetku ot svyatoj 
Olivy otorval on; 
Na shlem zheleznyj svoj 
Tu vetku navjazal on. 

S nevernym on vragom, 
Nosja tu vetku, bilsja
I s neju v otchij dom 
Proslavlen vozvratilsja. 

Tu vetku posadil 
Sam v zemlju on rodnuju
I chasto prinosil 
Jei vodu kljuchevuju. 

On stal starik sedoj, 
I sila mysh propala; 
Iz vetki molodoj 
Oliva drevom stala. 

Pod neju chasto on 
Sidit, ujedinennyj, 
V nevyrazimyj son 
Dushoju pogruzhennyj. 

Nad nim, kak drug, stojit, 
Obnjav jego sediny, 
I vetvjami shumit 
Oliva Palestiny;

I, vnemlja jej vo sne, 
Vzdykhajet on gluboko 
O slavnoj starine 
I o zemle dalekoj.


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