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Dovol'nyj chelovek

Language: Russian

Po ulice stolicy mchitsja vpripryzhku molodoj jeshchjo chelovek. 
Jego dvizhen'ja vesely, bojki; glaza sijajut, ukhmyljajutsja guby, 
prijatno alejet umiljonnoje lico… On ves' — dovol'stvo i radost'.

Chto s nim sluchilos'? Dostalos' li jemu nasledstvo? 
Povysili li jego chinom? Speshit li on na ljubovnoje svidan'e? 
Ili prosto on khorosho pozavtrakal, i chuvstvo zdorov'ja, 
chuvstvo sytoj sily vzygralo vo vsekh jego chlenakh? 
Uzh ne vozlozhili li na jego sheju tvoj krasivyj os'miugol'nyj krest, 
o pol'skij korol' Stanislav!

Net. On sochinil klevetu na znakomogo, 
rasprostranil jejo tshchatel'no, uslyshal jejo, 
`etu samuju klevetu, iz ust drugogo znakomogo — i sam jej poveril.

O, kak dovolen, kak dazhe dobr v `etu minutu `etot milyj, 
mnogoobeshchajushchij molodoj chelovek!


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Note on Transliteration

Authorship

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Available translations (or transliterations, if applicable):
    * ENG English (Constance Clara Garnett née Black)

Date added to the website: 2008-04-12.

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