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Птичка божия проснулася с зарею, А уж пахаря застала за сохою; Полетит она к лазурным небесам И, что видит в селах, всё расскажет там. Скажет птичка богу, что бедняк страдает, Что кровавым потом ниву орошает; Не мила, как птичке, пахарю весна, Не несет с собою радостей она... Встретил бы он солнце песенкой веселой, Да молчать заставит гнет нужды тяжелой. На сердце заботы как свинец лежат, Поневоле песня не пойдет на лад. [Где тут любоваться негой лунной ночи, - Застилают слезы труженику очи...]1 Скажет птичка богу, чтоб его рука Поддержала в горькой доле бедняка. Чтоб ему нести свой крест достало силы, Чтоб без ропота добрел он до могилы.
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Note on TransliterationsText Authorship:
- by Aleksey Nikolayevich Pleshcheyev (1825 - 1893), "Птичка", written 1856 [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Polish (Polski) by Ludvik Władysław Franciszek Kondratowicz (1823 - 1862), "Oracz do skowronka", written 1851
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893), "Птичка", op. 54 (Шестнадцать песен для детей = Shestnadcat' pesen dlja detej (Sixteen songs for children)) no. 2, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Hans Schmidt (1854 - 1923) ; composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le petit oiseau", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Catulle Mendès) , "Le petit oiseau du bon dieu", appears in Petits poèmes russes, in 10. Plechtchéev, Paris, G. Charpentier et E. Fasquelle, first published 1893
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-03
Line count: 18
Word count: 106
Le petit oiseau de Dieu se réveilla à l'aube, Il trouva seulement le laboureur à sa charrue. Il vole vers le ciel azur Et ce qu'il a vu dans les villages il y raconte tout. Le petit oiseau dit à Dieu que le pauvre homme souffre, Qu'avec du sang et de la sueur il irrigue le champ de maïs. Il n'est pas doux, comme pour l'oiseau, le printemps du laboureur ; Il ne lui apporte pas comme à lui de la joie... L'homme saluerait le soleil d'une chanson gaie, Mais il est réduit au silence par le poids de la nécessité. Sur son cœur les soucis pèsent comme du plomb, Inévitablement sa chanson ne sera pas dans le ton. [ ] Le petit oiseau prie Dieu que sa main soutienne Le sort amer du pauvre homme. Pour qu'il ait assez de force pour porter sa croix. Pour que sans se plaindre il arrive à sa tombe.
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- Translation from Russian (Русский) to French (Français) copyright © 2016 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in Russian (Русский) by Aleksey Nikolayevich Pleshcheyev (1825 - 1893), "Птичка", written 1856 [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in Polish (Polski) by Ludvik Władysław Franciszek Kondratowicz (1823 - 1862), "Oracz do skowronka", written 1851
This text was added to the website: 2016-08-09
Line count: 18
Word count: 155