Mikit lankos, mikit girios

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by Władysław Bełza (1847 - 1913)

Translation © by Giedrius Prunskus

Śpijcie łąki, śpijcie gaje

Language: Polish (Polski)

Our translations: LIT

Śpijcie łąki, śpijcie gaje,
Noc w swe skrzydła bierze was!
Gwiadz nad wami krocie wstaje,
Śpijcie łąki – czas już, czas!

Śpijcie róże! śpijcie kwiaty,
Rosę sieje Boża dłoń.
Na pościeli swej, bogatej,
Krasna różo główkę skłoń!

Śpijcie wichry! – Ale burza
Nie przestaje we śnie wyć!
Miesiąc cicho z chmur wynurza
Drżącą blasków swoich nić!

Śpij serduszko ! – Lecz daremnie!
Uśpić je, nie ludzka moc –
Serce smutno puka we wnie,
Nie dla niego „dobra noc!”

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Text Authorship:

by Władysław Bełza (1847 - 1913), "Dobra noc", first published 1874 [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 Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875 - 1911), "Śpijcie łąki", 1899 [ 2 voices, piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) [singable] (Giedrius Prunskus) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Giedrius Prunskus [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2023-03-24
Line count: 16
Word count: 77

Mikit lankos, mikit girios

Language: Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) after the Polish (Polski)

Mikit lankos, mikit girios
Jus naktis sparnais apgaubs.
Danguje žvaigždžių lobynas...
Mikit lankos, laikas jau.

Mikit rožės, mikit gėlės,
Dievo delnas rasą sės.
Pataluos aksomo rausvo
Rožė galvą pasidės.

Mikit, vėjai. Niūrios audros
Ūžaut nenustos sapne. 
Mėnuo, debesį praskleidęs,
Spindulius išlies slapčia.

Mik, širdele. – Ak, tai veltui.
Nepavyks jos užmigdyt -
Manyje liūdnai ji plaka
Jai „labanakt” nesakyk...

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Translations of title(s):
"Dobra noc" = "Labanakt"
"Śpijcie łąki" = "Mikit, lankos"

Text Authorship:

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a text in Polish (Polski) by Władysław Bełza (1847 - 1913), "Dobra noc", first published 1874
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This text was added to the website: 2023-03-24
Line count: 16
Word count: 58