Ja znaju, chto znachit bezumno rydat'

Ja znaju, chto znachit bezumno rydat',
Vokrug sebja videt' pustynju besplodnuju,
Chto znachit otchajan'jem v zimu kholodnuju
Naprasno vesny ozhidat', naprasno vesny ozhidat'.

No znaju ja takzhe, chto gimn solov'ja
Lish' tem i khorosh, chto pokhozh na rydanije,
Chto gor snegovykh vekovoje molchanije
Prekrasnej, chem lepet ruch'ja.

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by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867-1942)

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by Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859-1935) , "Ja znaju, chto znachit bezumno rydat'", op. 14 no. 3.

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