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by Svetozár Hurban Vajanský (1847 - 1916)

Guslar
Language: Slovak (Slovenčina) 
Hercegovinou guslar blúdi,
spieva u prahov dobrých ľudí;
guslar je slepý, malý syn
vždy pri ňom, jako jeho stín.

Z úskalia Turek povyskočí,
nad hlavou ťažký handžár točí:
valí sa synka mladá krev,
lež neuhasí Turka hnev.

„Sem gusle! Gusle o skalinu
udre a hodí rozsadlinu.
Zajačali bôľne - desný spev,
lež nezhasí Turka ľúty hnev:

„Sem novce!“ Novce Turek v ruku,
k tomu ječermu, pojas, stuku
a z hlavy chomáč šediny,
tak zmizol v temné skaliny.

A čo mu nechal?
V starej hrudi pieseň.
Ach, tá sa búrno vzprúdi,
pomstou zapáli celý kraj;
Bože, tú pieseň požehnaj.

Text Authorship:

  • by Svetozár Hurban Vajanský (1847 - 1916) [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 Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský (1881 - 1958), "Guslar", op. 25 no. 8, published 1912 [ voice and piano ], from Slzy a úsmevy, no. 8, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2020-07-03
Line count: 21
Word count: 97

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