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

Раздумье селянина
 (Sung text for setting by G. Bazilevsky)
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Language: Russian (Русский) 
Our translations:  ENG
Сяду я за стол —
Да подумаю:
Как на свете жить
Одинокому?

Нет у молодца
Молодой жены,
Нет у молодца
Друга вернова,

Золотой казны,
Угла тёплова,
Бороны-сохи,
Коня-пахаря;

Вместе с бедностью
Дал мне батюшка
Лишь один талан —
Силу крепкую;

Да и ту как раз
Нужда горькая
По чужим людям
Всю истратила.

Сяду я за стол —
Да подумаю:
Как на свете жить
Одинокому?

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Note on Transliterations

Composition:

    Set to music by Georgy Petrovich Bazilevsky (b. 1887), "Раздумье селянина", op. 15 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Aleksey Vasil'yevich Kol'tsov (1808 - 1842), "Раздумье селянина", written 1837

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

  • ENG English (Johann Winkler) , "A farmer's thoughts", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-11-30
Line count: 24
Word count: 64

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