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by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942)

Koshkin dom
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Myshka spichkami igrala,
Zagorelsja koshkin dom
Net, davaj nachnu snachala,
Myshka spichkami igrala,
Pered Vas'koj, pred kotom.

Promjauknul on na myshku, –
A ona jemu: «Kis-kis»
«Net», – skazal on, – «`eto – lishku»,
I za khvostik khvat' plutishku,
Vdrug usy jego zazhglis'.

Kot mjaukat', kot metat'sja,
Zagorelsja koshkin dom.
Tut by koshke dogadat'sja,
A ona davaj schitat'sja,
Vsjo postavila vverkh dnom. 

Pogubila revnost' zlaja,
Koshkin dom sgorel do tla.
«`Etoj myshke pomogla ja»,
Spichka molvila, pylaja. –
Myshka do sikh por cela.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942), "Кошкин дом", appears in Фейные сказки (Детские песенки) , in 2. Детский мир, first published 1905 [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 Nikolai Nikolayevich Cherepnin (1873 - 1945), "Кошкин дом", op. 33 no. 6 (1907-12) [voice and piano], from Фейные сказки (Fejnyje skazki) = Fairy Tales, no. 6. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2014-12-16
Line count: 20
Word count: 83

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