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[00* 4186]

Oh, if only, if only, if only
You climbed up the mountain,
The stars would sing their songs
And the people would cry out.
Oh, if only, if only, if only,
You were not envious,
You would read minds
And even the opposite.
Oh, if only, if only, if only,
You did not sit in an armchair,
Your dreams would come alive,
God would be your judge.
Oh, if only, if only, if only,
Your eyes did not go dark,
How happy you would be
And in love, like me.

Vladimir Levi

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<div class="bbWrapper">Oh, if only, if only, if only<br /> You climbed up the mountain,<br /> The stars would sing their songs<br /> And the people would cry out.<br /> Oh, if only, if only, if only,<br /> You were not envious,<br /> You would read minds<br /> And even the opposite.<br /> Oh, if only, if only, if only,<br /> You did not sit in an armchair,<br /> Your dreams would come alive,<br /> God would be your judge.<br /> Oh, if only, if only, if only,<br /> Your eyes did not go dark,<br /> How happy you would be<br /> And in love, like me.<br /> <br /> Vladimir Levi</div>

 

[303707]

"Driven away by spring rays,
The snow has already run down from the surrounding hills
In muddy streams
Onto the flooded meadows.
With a clear smile, nature
Through sleep greets the morning of the year;
Turning blue, the heavens gleam.
The forests, still transparent,
Seem to be greening with down.
The bee flies from its waxen cell
To collect its field tribute.
The valleys dry and grow variegated;
The herds make noise, and the nightingale
Has already sung in the silence of the nights."

A. S. Pushkin, "Eugene Onegin"

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<div class="bbWrapper">"Driven away by spring rays,<br /> The snow has already run down from the surrounding hills<br /> In muddy streams<br /> Onto the flooded meadows.<br /> With a clear smile, nature<br /> Through sleep greets the morning of the year;<br /> Turning blue, the heavens gleam.<br /> The forests, still transparent,<br /> Seem to be greening with down.<br /> The bee flies from its waxen cell<br /> To collect its field tribute.<br /> The valleys dry and grow variegated;<br /> The herds make noise, and the nightingale<br /> Has already sung in the silence of the nights."<br /> <br /> A. S. Pushkin, "Eugene Onegin"</div>

 

[00* 4186]

Do not sing, nightingale,
Beside my cell,
And do not disturb my prayer,
Nightingale.

I myself have suffered for many years
In this world,
Endured many troubles
And knew no consolation.

Now I fear
Both fate and people,
And share my sorrows
With my narrow cell.

Fly away, nightingale,
Fly away to those lands,
Fly away as quickly as you can,
Where my homeland is...

Whistle gently to her
How sick at heart I am,
Remembering her,
I burst into tears...

Hieromonk Roman (Alexander Matyushin)

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<div class="bbWrapper">Do not sing, nightingale,<br /> Beside my cell,<br /> And do not disturb my prayer,<br /> Nightingale.<br /> <br /> I myself have suffered for many years<br /> In this world,<br /> Endured many troubles<br /> And knew no consolation.<br /> <br /> Now I fear<br /> Both fate and people,<br /> And share my sorrows<br /> With my narrow cell.<br /> <br /> Fly away, nightingale,<br /> Fly away to those lands,<br /> Fly away as quickly as you can,<br /> Where my homeland is...<br /> <br /> Whistle gently to her<br /> How sick at heart I am,<br /> Remembering her,<br /> I burst into tears...<br /> <br /> Hieromonk Roman (Alexander Matyushin)</div>

 

[1994]

"Call neither upon a friend nor the heavens
For help. Seek the balm within yourself.
Stand firm in adversity, though you long to call a friend.
Endure your misfortune yourself."
Omar Khayyam

"That which causes you pain also gives you the blessing to endure it. The darkness surrounding your life is your source of light."
Rumi

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<div class="bbWrapper">"Call neither upon a friend nor the heavens<br /> For help. Seek the balm within yourself.<br /> Stand firm in adversity, though you long to call a friend.<br /> Endure your misfortune yourself."<br /> Omar Khayyam<br /> <br /> "That which causes you pain also gives you the blessing to endure it. The darkness surrounding your life is your source of light."<br /> Rumi</div>

 

[4257]

I would drown in your eyes—May I?
For to drown in your eyes is happiness!
I will come up and say—Hello!
I love you very much—Is it difficult?
No, it is not difficult, but it is hard.
It is very hard to love—Do you believe me?
I will come to the edge of a steep precipice.
I will fall—Will you catch me in time?
And if I leave—Will you write?
It is hard for me without you!
I want to be with you—Do you hear me?
Not for a minute, not for a month, but for a long time,
For a very long time, all my life—Do you understand?
Then together forever—Do you want that?
I am afraid of your answer—You know?
Answer me, but only with your eyes.
Answer me with your eyes—Do you love me?
If so, I promise you
That you will be the happiest.
If not, then I beg you
Do not reproach me with your gaze, please,
Do not drag me into the abyss with you,
But remember me just a little…
I will love you—May I?
Even if I must not… I will!
And I will always come to help
If things become difficult for you!

Eduard Asadov.

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<div class="bbWrapper">I would drown in your eyes—May I?<br /> For to drown in your eyes is happiness!<br /> I will come up and say—Hello!<br /> I love you very much—Is it difficult?<br /> No, it is not difficult, but it is hard.<br /> It is very hard to love—Do you believe me?<br /> I will come to the edge of a steep precipice.<br /> I will fall—Will you catch me in time?<br /> And if I leave—Will you write?<br /> It is hard for me without you!<br /> I want to be with you—Do you hear me?<br /> Not for a minute, not for a month, but for a long time,<br /> For a very long time, all my life—Do you understand?<br /> Then together forever—Do you want that?<br /> I am afraid of your answer—You know?<br /> Answer me, but only with your eyes.<br /> Answer me with your eyes—Do you love me?<br /> If so, I promise you<br /> That you will be the happiest.<br /> If not, then I beg you<br /> Do not reproach me with your gaze, please,<br /> Do not drag me into the abyss with you,<br /> But remember me just a little…<br /> I will love you—May I?<br /> Even if I must not… I will!<br /> And I will always come to help<br /> If things become difficult for you!<br /> <br /> Eduard Asadov.</div>

 

[1965]

"No one is your friend, no one is your enemy, but every person is your teacher." Socrates
"Friendship ends where distrust begins." Seneca

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<div class="bbWrapper">"No one is your friend, no one is your enemy, but every person is your teacher." Socrates<br /> "Friendship ends where distrust begins." Seneca</div>

 

[1994]

"True friendship is the unity of souls, which is extremely rare in our world."
Mahatma Gandhi

"One of the most wonderful qualities of true friendship is the ability to understand and be understood."
Seneca

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<div class="bbWrapper"><span style="font-family: 'Google Sans'"><span style="color: rgb(10, 10, 10)">"True friendship is the unity of souls, which is extremely rare in our world."<br /> Mahatma Gandhi<br /> <br /> "One of the most wonderful qualities of true friendship is the ability to understand and be understood."<br /> Seneca</span></span></div>

 

[21778]

...You must also respect an enemy in your friend. You must be closest to him at heart when you oppose him.
... Are you not a slave? Then you cannot be a friend. Are you not a tyrant? Then you cannot have friends.
Friedrich Nietzsche, “Thus Spoke Zarathustra”


... He confides in another his secrets and confidences, which go little beyond the kitchen and the bedroom, imagines that this is friendship, and deprives his mind of the strength to intuitively penetrate the meaning of life; wasting his day in this way, a person seeks neither higher knowledge nor even simple education. And in such a life there is no place for the sacred impulse of love for one's homeland or another person, for the great idea of God, or for the joys of creativity. Can everyday life really be life?
Concordia Antarova, “Two Lives,” Book I, Chapter XXIV — Lyovushka

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<div class="bbWrapper"><i><span style="font-family: 'arial'">...You must also respect an enemy in your friend. You must be closest to him at heart when you oppose him.<br /> ... Are you not a slave? Then you cannot be a friend. Are you not a tyrant? Then you cannot have friends. </span></i><br /> Friedrich Nietzsche, “Thus Spoke Zarathustra”<br /> <br /> <i><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><br /> ... He confides in another his secrets and confidences, which go little beyond the kitchen and the bedroom, imagines that this is friendship, and deprives his mind of the strength to intuitively penetrate the meaning of life; wasting his day in this way, a person seeks neither higher knowledge nor even simple education. And in such a life there is no place for the sacred impulse of love for one's homeland or another person, for the great idea of God, or for the joys of creativity. Can everyday life really be life?</span></i><br /> Concordia Antarova, “Two Lives,” Book I, Chapter XXIV — Lyovushka</div>

 

[4257]

O woman, when your faithful or unfaithful friend
Suddenly leaves you,
I will fly to you from a distant land
To soothe your sorrows,
A worshipper and debtor for your merits.
In love, radiating light through the ages,
There is none more selfless than you.
Whether I was sad or joyful,
You alone understood me best,
Giving me grace and advice.
Whatever happens, what I lived through—I would repeat it all from the beginning,
And my path will merge with yours, as before.
You meant a great deal in my destiny,
And so it will remain until the end of my days.

Rasul Gamzatov.

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<div class="bbWrapper">O woman, when your faithful or unfaithful friend<br /> Suddenly leaves you,<br /> I will fly to you from a distant land<br /> To soothe your sorrows,<br /> A worshipper and debtor for your merits.<br /> In love, radiating light through the ages,<br /> There is none more selfless than you.<br /> Whether I was sad or joyful,<br /> You alone understood me best,<br /> Giving me grace and advice.<br /> Whatever happens, what I lived through—I would repeat it all from the beginning,<br /> And my path will merge with yours, as before.<br /> You meant a great deal in my destiny,<br /> And so it will remain until the end of my days.<br /> <br /> Rasul Gamzatov.</div>

 

[1965]

“Wild animals need not be feared; one should fear a bad friend. For a wild animal wounds only the body, while a bad friend wounds the soul.” Buddha

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<div class="bbWrapper">“Wild animals need not be feared; one should fear a bad friend. For a wild animal wounds only the body, while a bad friend wounds the soul.” Buddha</div>

 

[1994]

Only those we love are trusted in life,
Not only those who are family.
We give a part of ourselves only to those we hold dear,
But sometimes also to others.
If the music in your heart does not fade,
Then it will play within your soul.
In the one where everything beautiful is always clear,
Though at times it may not reach the ears.
O. Siberia

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<div class="bbWrapper"><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41)">Only those we love are trusted in life,<br /> Not only those who are family.<br /> We give a part of ourselves only to those we hold dear,<br /> But sometimes also to others.<br /> If the music in your heart does not fade,<br /> Then it will play within your soul.<br /> In the one where everything beautiful is always clear,<br /> Though at times it may not reach the ears.<br /> O. Siberia</span></span></div>

 

[303707]

“This is the power of music. You can hardly argue with it thoughtlessly and easily,
As though brass trumpets had called you somewhere, passionately and far away...
And the swift body of music sails on, crying out to no one knows whom:
‘Where are you all going?! Is that really the point?!
And what is it? Why is it? What for?!’
........
“But music dances flexibly before me,
And everything comes alive, down to the smallest details:
A guilty smile of dust motes
So paints the depths of her eyes.”

Bulat Okudzhava “Music”

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<div class="bbWrapper">“This is the power of music. You can hardly argue with it thoughtlessly and easily,<br /> As though brass trumpets had called you somewhere, passionately and far away...<br /> And the swift body of music sails on, crying out to no one knows whom:<br /> ‘Where are you all going?! Is that really the point?!<br /> And what is it? Why is it? What for?!’<br /> ........<br /> “But music dances flexibly before me,<br /> And everything comes alive, down to the smallest details:<br /> A guilty smile of dust motes<br /> So paints the depths of her eyes.”<br /> <br /> Bulat Okudzhava “Music”</div>

 

[1994]

Beethoven
“On that very day when your harmonies
Overcame the complex world of labor,
Light overcame light, a cloud passed through a cloud,
Thunder moved toward thunder, star entered star.
And seized by furious inspiration,
Amid orchestras of storms and the trembling of thunder,
You climbed the cloudy steps
And touched the music of the worlds...
... And through the peace of cosmic space
The ninth wave reached the very stars…
Open, thought! Become music, word,
Strike the hearts, so that the world may triumph!”
N. Zabolotsky

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<div class="bbWrapper"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'Noto Serif'"><span style="color: rgb(60, 60, 60)">Beethoven<br /> “On that very day when your harmonies<br /> Overcame the complex world of labor,<br /> Light overcame light, a cloud passed through a cloud,<br /> Thunder moved toward thunder, star entered star.<br /> And seized by furious inspiration,<br /> Amid orchestras of storms and the trembling of thunder,<br /> You climbed the cloudy steps<br /> And touched the music of the worlds...<br /> ... And through the peace of cosmic space<br /> The ninth wave reached the very stars…<br /> Open, thought! Become music, word,<br /> Strike the hearts, so that the world may triumph!”<br /> N. Zabolotsky</span></span></span></div>

 

[4257]

“Music is the universal language of humanity.” — Plato


“Music is freedom that knows no boundaries.” — Arthur Honegger

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<div class="bbWrapper">“Music is the universal language of humanity.” — Plato<br /> <br /> <br /> “Music is freedom that knows no boundaries.” — Arthur Honegger</div>

 

[1965]

"Music inspires the whole world, gives the soul wings, encourages the imagination to soar; music brings life and joy to everything that exists. It can be called the embodiment of all that is beautiful and sublime." Plato

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<div class="bbWrapper">"Music inspires the whole world, gives the soul wings, encourages the imagination to soar; music brings life and joy to everything that exists. It can be called the embodiment of all that is beautiful and sublime." Plato</div>

 

[00* 4186]

Oh, our life, where only losses are certain,
where only a moment is granted to what is dear,
where sorrow is wingless, but joys are winged,
and where only the past remains forever.

V. A. Zhukovsky

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<div class="bbWrapper">Oh, our life, where only losses are certain,<br /> where only a moment is granted to what is dear,<br /> where sorrow is wingless, but joys are winged,<br /> and where only the past remains forever.<br /> <br /> V. A. Zhukovsky</div>

 

[1994]

"Life consists of little moments,
Simple and delightful phenomena,
Of countless chance coincidences
At the crossroads of our days and paths.
Life consists of rare components,
Of tiny particles and fragments,
Of unique, fairy-tale moments,
Of thousands of simple and prophetic phrases."
Afanasiy Fet

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<div class="bbWrapper">"Life consists of little moments,<br /> Simple and delightful phenomena,<br /> Of countless chance coincidences<br /> At the crossroads of our days and paths.<br /> Life consists of rare components,<br /> Of tiny particles and fragments,<br /> Of unique, fairy-tale moments,<br /> Of thousands of simple and prophetic phrases."<br /> Afanasiy Fet</div>

 

[303707]

"There are moments in life—
It is difficult to convey them,
They are the grace
Of earthly self-forgetfulness.
The treetops rustle
High above me,
And only heavenly birds
Converse with me.
Everything vulgar and false
Has gone so far away,
Everything dear and impossible
Is so close and easy.
And I am glad, and it is sweet to me,
And peace is in my heart,
I am shrouded in drowsiness—
Oh time, wait!"

F. Tyutchev "There are moments in life..."

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<div class="bbWrapper">"There are moments in life—<br /> It is difficult to convey them,<br /> They are the grace<br /> Of earthly self-forgetfulness.<br /> The treetops rustle<br /> High above me,<br /> And only heavenly birds<br /> Converse with me.<br /> Everything vulgar and false<br /> Has gone so far away,<br /> Everything dear and impossible<br /> Is so close and easy.<br /> And I am glad, and it is sweet to me,<br /> And peace is in my heart,<br /> I am shrouded in drowsiness—<br /> Oh time, wait!"<br /> <br /> F. Tyutchev "There are moments in life..."</div>

 

[1965]

"One who has been battered by life will achieve more,
One who has eaten a peck of salt values honey more.
One who has shed tears laughs sincerely,
One who has died knows what it means to live."
Omar Khayyam

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<div class="bbWrapper">"One who has been battered by life will achieve more,<br /> One who has eaten a peck of salt values honey more.<br /> One who has shed tears laughs sincerely,<br /> One who has died knows what it means to live."<br /> Omar Khayyam</div>

 

[1994]

"To live life wisely, one must know quite a lot,
But remember these two main rules to begin with:
It is better to go hungry than to eat just anything,
And better to be alone than with just anyone."
Omar Khayyam

"Life does not cease to be funny when we die, nor does it cease to be serious when we laugh."
Bernard Shaw

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<div class="bbWrapper">"To live life wisely, one must know quite a lot,<br /> But remember these two main rules to begin with:<br /> It is better to go hungry than to eat just anything,<br /> And better to be alone than with just anyone."<br /> Omar Khayyam<br /> <br /> "Life does not cease to be funny when we die, nor does it cease to be serious when we laugh."<br /> Bernard Shaw</div>