by Mikhail Alekseyevich Kuzmin (1872 - 1936)
Kogda mne govorjat: Aleksandrija
Language: Russian (Русский)
Kogda mne govorjat: "Aleksandrija", ja vižu belye steny doma, nebol'šoj sad s grjadkoj levkoev, blednoe solnce osennego večera i slyšu zvuki dalekich flejt. Kogda mne govorjat: "Aleksandrija", ja vižu zvezdy nad stichajuščim gorodom, p'janych matrosov v temnych kvartalach, tancovščicu, pljašuščuju "osu", i slyšu zvuk tamburina i kriki ssory. Kogda mne govorjat: "Aleksandrija", ja vižu bledno-bagrovyj zakat nad zelenym morem, mochnatye migajuščie zvezdy i svetlye serye glaza pod gustymi brovjami, kotorye ja vižu i togda, kogda ne govorjat mne: "Aleksandrija!"
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Authorship:
- by Mikhail Alekseyevich Kuzmin (1872 - 1936), first published 1905-8? [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 Anatoly Nikolayevich Aleksandrov (1888 - 1982), "Когда мне говорят: Александрия", 1915-29 [voice and piano], from Iz Aleksandrijskikh pesen M. Kuzmina, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-11-07
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Word count: 79