Русалка | Русалка плыла по реке голубой

by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841)

Rusalka plyla po reke goluboj

Language: Russian (Русский)

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Rusalka plyla po reke goluboj,
  Ozarjaema polnoj lunoj;
I staralas' ona doplesnut' do luny
  Serebristuju penu volny. 

I šumja i krutjas', kolebala reka
  Otražennye v nej oblaka;
I pela rusalka - i zvuk eë slov
  Doletal do krutych beregov. 

I pela rusalka: ,,Na dne u menja
  Igraet mercanie dnja;
Tam rybok zlatye guljajut stada;
  Tam chrustal'nye est' goroda;

I tam na poduške iz jarkich peskov
  Pod ten'ju gustych trostnikov
Spit vitjaz', dobyča revnivoj volny,
  Spit vitjaz' čužoj storony. 

Rasčesyvat' kol'ca šelkovych kudrej
  My ljubim vo mrake nočej,
I v čelo i v usta my v poludennyj čas
  Celovali krasavca ne raz. 

No k strastnym lobzan'jam, ne znaja začem,
  Ostaëtsja on chladen i nëm;
On spit - i, sklonivšis' na persi ko mne,
  On ne dyšit, ne šepčet vo sne!``

Tak pela rusalka nad sinej rekoj,
  Polna neponjatnoj toskoj;
I, šumno katjas', kolebala reka
  Otražennye v nej oblaka.

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by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841), "Русалка", written 1832 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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