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by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841)

Trostnik
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Sidel ry'bak vesyoly'j
Na beregu reki;
I pered nim po vetru
Kachalis` trostniki.
Suxoj trostnik on srezal
I skvazhiny' protknul;
Odin konecz zazhal on,
V drugoj konecz podul.

I budto ozhivlenny'j,
Trostnik zagovoril;
Togolos cheloveka
I golos vetra by'l.
I pel trostnik pechal`no:
,,Ostav`, ostav` menya;
Ry'bak, ry'bak prekrasny'j,
Terzaesh` ty' menya!

I ya by'la devicej,
Krasavicza by'la,
U machexi v temnice
YA nekogda czvela,
I mnogo slyoz goryuchix
Nevinno ya lila,
I rannyuyu mogilu
Bezbozhno ya zvala.

I by'l sy'nok lyubimecz
U machexi moej;
Obmany'val krasavicz,
Pugal chestny'x lyudej.
I raz poshli pod vecher
My' na bereg krutoj,
Smotret` na sini volny',
Na zapad zolotoj.

Moej lyubvi prosil on...
Lyubit` ya ne mogla,
I den`gi mne daril on -
YA deneg ne brala;
Neschastnuyu sgubil on,
Udariv v grud` nozhom;
I zdes` moj trup zary'l on
Na beregu krutom;

I nad moej mogiloj
Vzoshyol trostnik bol`shoj,
I v nyom zhivut pechali
Dushi moej mladoj.
Ry'bak, ry'bak prekrasny'j,
Ostav` zhe svoj trostnik;
Ty' mne pomoch` ne v silax,
A plakat` ne privy'k.``

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Text Authorship:

  • by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841), first published 1832 [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 Dmitry Aleksandrovich Agrenev-Slavyansky (1834/6 - 1908), "Тростник" [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Sergey Ivanovich Pototsky (1883 - 1958), "Тростник" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Aleksandr Vasilyevich Shaverzashvili (b. 1919), "Тростник" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Yury Petrovich Suldin (b. 1987), "Тростник" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Mariya Semyonovna Zavalishina (1903 - 1991), "Тростник" [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 48
Word count: 171

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