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Jesli b schast'e mojo bylo vol'nym orlom

Language: Russian

Jesli b schast'e mojo bylo vol'nym orlom,
Jesli b gordo on v nebe paril golubom, -
Natjanula b ja luk svoj pevuchej streloj,
I zhivoj ili mertvyj, a byl by on moj!

Jesli b schast'e mojo bylo chudnym cvetkom,
Jesli b ros tot cvetok na utese krutom, -
Ja dostala b jego, ne bojas' nichego,
Sorvala b i upilas' dykhan'em jego!

Jesli b schast'e mojo bylo redkim kol'com
I zaryto v reke pod sypuchim peskom, -
Ja b rusalkoj za nim opustilas' na dno,
Na ruke u menja zablistalo b ono!

Jesli b schast'e mojo bylo v serdce tvojom, -
Den' i noch' ja by zhgla jego tajnym ognem,
Chtoby, mne bez razdela navek otdano,
Tol'ko mnoj trepetalo i bilos' ono!


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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)

Date added to the website: 2008-08-13.

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