by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841)
Trostnik
Language: Russian (Русский)
Sidel ry'bak vesyoly'j Na beregu reki; I pered nim po vetru Kachalis` trostniki. Suxoj trostnik on srezal I skvazhiny' protknul; Odin konecz zazhal on, V drugoj konecz podul. I budto ozhivlenny'j, Trostnik zagovoril; Togolos cheloveka I golos vetra by'l. I pel trostnik pechal`no: ,,Ostav`, ostav` menya; Ry'bak, ry'bak prekrasny'j, Terzaesh` ty' menya! I ya by'la devicej, Krasavicza by'la, U machexi v temnice YA nekogda czvela, I mnogo slyoz goryuchix Nevinno ya lila, I rannyuyu mogilu Bezbozhno ya zvala. I by'l sy'nok lyubimecz U machexi moej; Obmany'val krasavicz, Pugal chestny'x lyudej. I raz poshli pod vecher My' na bereg krutoj, Smotret` na sini volny', Na zapad zolotoj. Moej lyubvi prosil on... Lyubit` ya ne mogla, I den`gi mne daril on - YA deneg ne brala; Neschastnuyu sgubil on, Udariv v grud` nozhom; I zdes` moj trup zary'l on Na beregu krutom; I nad moej mogiloj Vzoshyol trostnik bol`shoj, I v nyom zhivut pechali Dushi moej mladoj. Ry'bak, ry'bak prekrasny'j, Ostav` zhe svoj trostnik; Ty' mne pomoch` ne v silax, A plakat` ne privy'k.``
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Authorship:
- by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841), first published 1832 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Dmitry Aleksandrovich Agrenev-Slavyansky (1834/6 - 1908), "Тростник" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Sergey Ivanovich Pototsky (1883 - 1958), "Тростник" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Aleksandr Vasilyevich Shaverzashvili (b. 1919), "Тростник" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Yury Petrovich Suldin (b. 1987), "Тростник" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mariya Semyonovna Zavalishina (1903 - 1991), "Тростник" [sung text not yet checked]
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