Jesli vstrechus' s toboj

Jesli vstrechus' s toboj
Il' uvizhu tebja,
Chto za trepet, za ogon'
Razol'jotsja v [grudi]1.

Jesli vzgljanesh', dusha, --
Ja gorju i drozhu,
I beschuvstven i njom
Pred toboju stoju!

Jesli molvish' mne chto,
Ja na rechi tvoji,
Na privety tvoji,
Chto skazat', ne syshchu.

A lobzan'jam tvojim, 
A vostorgam zhivym
Na zemle, u ljudej, 
Vyrazhen'ja im net!

Deva-radost' dushi,
[`Eto zhizn' - my zhivjom!]2
Ne khochu ja drugoj 
Zhizni v zhizni mojej!

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by Aleksey Vasil'yevich Kol'tsov (1808-1842) , "Pesnja", 1827, published 1839

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by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (1804-1857) , "Jesli vstrechus' s toboj", 1839.

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