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by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942)

Berëza
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Our translations:  CHI
Berëza rodnaja, so stvolom serebristym,
O tebe ja v tropičeskich čaščach skučal.
JA skučal o sireni v cvetu, i o nëm, solov'e golosistom,
Obo vsëm, čto ja v detstve s mečtoj obvenčal.
JA byl tam daleko,
V mnogokrasočnoj prjanosti pyšnych likujuščich stran.
Tam zloveščaja puma vraždebno tak ščurila oko,
I pred bystroj grozoj oglušal menja rëv obez'jan.
No, tichon'ko kačajas',
Na tjažëlom, čužom, meksikanskom sedle,
JA dušoju dremal, i, vozdušno vo mne rascvečajas',
Vosstavali rodimye teni v serebrjanoj mgle.
O, vesennie grozy!
Detstvo s vetkoj sireni, v večernej tiši solovej,
Zyb' i šëpot listvy ėtoj miloj plakučej berëzy,
Začarovannost' snov — tol'ko raz rascvetajuščich dnej!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942), "Берёза", appears in Фейные сказки (Детские песенки) , in 3. Былинки, first published 1905 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Nikolai Nikolayevich Cherepnin (1873 - 1945), "Берёза", op. 33 no. 14 (1907-12) [ voice and piano ], from Фейные сказки (Fejnyje skazki) = Fairy Tales, no. 14 [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , "白桦", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2014-12-17
Line count: 16
Word count: 105

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