by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942)
Babochka
Language: Russian (Русский)
Pomnyu ya, babochka bilas` v okno. Kry'ly'shki tonko stuchali. Tonko steklo, i prozrachno ono. No otdelyaet ot dali. V Mae to by'lo. Mne by'lo pyat` let. V nashej usad`be starinnoj. Uznice vozdux vernul ya i svet. Vy'pustil v sad nash pusty'nny'j. Esli umru ya, i sprosyat menya: — V chyom tvoyo dobroe delo? — Molvlyu ya: My'sl` moya majskogo dnya Babochke zla ne xotela.
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Authorship:
- by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942), "Бабочка", appears in Фейные сказки (Детские песенки) , in 3. Былинки, 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), "Бабочка", op. 33 no. 15 (1907-12) [voice and piano], from Фейные сказки (Fejnyje skazki) = Fairy Tales, no. 15. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2014-12-16
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Word count: 64