by Aleksey Vasil'yevich Kol'tsov (1808 - 1842)
Mne li, molodczu
Language: Russian (Русский)
Mne li, molodczu razudalomu, Zimu - zimskuyu zhit` za pechkoyu? Mne l` polya paxat`? Mne l` travu kosit`? Zatoplyat` ovin? Molotit` oves? Mne li, molodczu? Esli b molodczu noch` da dobry'j kon`, Da bulatny'j nozh, da temny', temny' lesa! Snaryazhu konya, natochu bulat, Zatyanu chekmen`, polechu v lesa; Stanu v tex lesax vol`noj volej zhit`, Udaloj bashkoj v okolotke sly't`.
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Authorship:
- by Aleksey Vasil'yevich Kol'tsov (1808 - 1842) [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 Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837 - 1910), "Мне ли, молодцу" [text verified 1 time]
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