by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942)
Babochka
Language: Russian (Русский)
Pomnju ja, babochka bilas' v okno. Krylyshki tonko stuchali. Tonko steklo, i prozrachno ono. No otdeljajet ot dali. V Maje to bylo. Mne bylo pjat' let. V nashej usad'be starinnoj. Uznice vozdukh vernul ja i svet. Vypustil v sad nash pustynnyj. Jesli umru ja, i sprosjat menja: — V chjom tvojo dobroje delo? — Molvlju ja: Mysl' moja majskogo dnja Babochke zla ne khotela.
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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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