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by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942)

Столбы
Language: Russian (Русский) 
При море чёрном стоят столбы.
Столбы из камня. Число их восемь.
Приходят часто сюда рабы.
И сонмы юных несут гробы.
Бледнеют зимы. И шепчет осень.
Порой и звери сюда дойдут.
Порой примчится сюда и птица.
И затоскуют. Что делать тут?
Пойдут, забродят и упадут,
И упадут, устав стремиться,
Устав кружиться.
При море чёрном стоят столбы.
От дней додневных. Число их грозно.
Число их веще средь числ судьбы.
И их значенье на крик мольбы:
,,Навек. Безгласность.``
,,Враждебность.``
,,Поздно. Поздно.``

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Text Authorship:

  • by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942) [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 Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev (1891 - 1953), "Столбы", op. 36 no. 5 (1921), from Cinq poèmes pour voix et piano, no. 5, also set in French (Français) [ sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in French (Français), a translation by Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) CAT and by Lina Ivanovna Ljubera Codina-Prokof'eva (1897 - 1989) CAT ; composed by Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev.
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This text was added to the website: 2003-12-08
Line count: 18
Word count: 78

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