by Ivan Ivanovich Kozlov (1779 - 1840)
Nochnoj jezdok
Language: Russian (Русский)
"O kon' moj borzyj, noch' temna; Kholodnyj veter v pole vejet, Gorit krovavaja luna, Sosnovyj bor krugom chernejet! Ne znaju sam, no tajnyj strakh Uzh tret'ju noch' menja smushchajet; Nevol'no slezy na ochakh, Nevol'no serdce zamirajet. Mogu l' zabyt': v poslednij raz Jedva so mnoj ona prostilas', Kak v belom ten' proshla mezh nas, Zvezda polnochnaja skatilas'. Skachi, moj kon', leti skorej! O, jesli k miloj ja domchusja, - Togda, kljanus', togda ja s nej Na mig odin ne razluchusja!" I kon', kak iz luka strela, Letit, letit; vdali kladbishche, I tajna svjato oblegla Mjatezhnoj zhizni pepelishche. V kustakh mercajet blesk ognja, Nesetsja tikho zvuk unylyj; I putnik brosilsja s konja... Nad svezheju jejo mogiloj.
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Authorship:
- by Ivan Ivanovich Kozlov (1779 - 1840), "Ночной ездок", subtitle: "Баллада", first published 1828 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Evgenii Fedorovich Alenev (1864 - 1902), "Ночной ездок", subtitle: "Баллада", op. 14 (5 Романсов с сопровождением фортепиано (5 Romansov s soprovozhdeniem fortepiano)) no. 3, published 1899 [ baritone and piano ], Leipzig, Belaieff [sung text not yet checked]
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