by Modest Petrovich Musorgsky (1839 - 1881)

Kot Matros
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE LIT
Aj, aj, aj, aj, mama, milaja mama!
Pobežala ja za zontikom,
mama, očen' ved' žarko, šarila v komode 
i v stole iskala: net, kak naročno!
JA vtoropjach k oknu podbežala,
možet byt' zontik tam pozabyla. . .
Vdrug vižu, na okne-to, kot naš Matros,
zabravšis' na kletku, skrebët!
Snegir' drožit, zabilsja v ugol, piščit.

Zlo menja vzjalo! ,,Ė, brat, do ptiček ty lakom!
Net, postoj, popalsja. Viš'-ty, kot!``
Kak ni v čëm ne byvalo stoju ja, smotrju v storonku, 
Tol'ko glazom odnim podmečaju:
stranno čto-to!
Kot spokojno v glaza mne smotrit,
A sam už lapu v kletku zanosit:
Tol'ko čto dumal schvatit' snegirja,
a ja ego chlop!
Mama, kakaja tvërdaja kletka!
Pal'cam tak bol'no, mama!
Mama! vot v samych končikach, vot tut,
Tak noet, noet tak...
Net! kakov kot-to, mama, a?

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

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

  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "“Sailor” the Cat", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le chat Marin", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Hans Schmidt) , "Kater Prinz"
  • LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Katinas Matrosas (Jūreivis)", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 23
Word count: 131