by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942)
Sirena
Language: Russian (Русский)
Vo vzore tvojom tochno b'jotsja volna: Sijajet v njom laska, v njom dyshit izmena. Takoju zhe laskoj kovarnoj polna I vzorom takim zhe — plenjala sirena! Kogda ona golosom nezhnym plovcov Manila v ob"jatija bezdny pustynnoj, — Tot golos byl tvoj — polnyj laskovykh slov, Drozhashchij ljubov'ju i detski-nevinnyj! I v mig, kogda v bezdne korabl' pogibal, Kogda nad tonuvshimi ískrilas' pena, — Tvoj smekh obol'stitel'no-nezhnyj zvuchal, Tvojeju ulybkoj smejalas' sirena!
Confirmed with К. Д. Бальмонт, Сборник стихотворений, Ярославль: Типо-Литография Г. В. Фальк, 1890, page 73.
Show a transliteration: Default | DIN | GOST
Note on TransliterationsShow untransliterated (original) text
Authorship:
- by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942), "Сирена" [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 Aleksandr Tikhonovich Gretchaninov (1864 - 1956), "Сирена" [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2021-06-10
Line count: 12
Word count: 71