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by Aleksey Vasil'yevich Kol'tsov (1808 - 1842)

Песня старика
 (Sung text for setting by M. Balakirev)
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Language: Russian (Русский) 
Оседлаю коня, 
Коня быстрого,
Я помчусь, полечу 
Легче сокола. 

Чрез поля, за моря, 
В дальню сторону --
Догоню, ворочу 
Мою молодость!

Приберусьи явлюсь
Прежним молодцем,
Приглянусь я опять
Красным девицам!

Но, увы, нет дорог 
К невозвратному!
Никогда не взойдет 
Солнце с запада!

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Note on Transliterations

Composition:

    Set to music by Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837 - 1910), "Песня старика"

Text Authorship:

  • by Aleksey Vasil'yevich Kol'tsov (1808 - 1842), "Песня старика", written 1830

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 42

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