by Modest Petrovich Musorgsky (1839 - 1881)

Kozyol
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Shla devicza progulyat`sya, na luzhyok pokrasovat`sya,
Vdrug navstrechu ej kozyol!
Stary'j, gryazny'j, borodaty'j,
Strashny'j, zloj i ves` moxnaty'j, sushhij chort!

I devicza ispugalas`,
Ot kozla begom pomchalas` pryamo v kust,
I pritailas`,
Ele dy'shet, chut` zhiva.

Shla devicza pod venecz,
Znat` prishla pora ej zamuzh, nu i vy'shla!

Muzh i stary'j i gorbaty'j,
Ly'sy'j, zloj i borodaty'j, sushhij chort.

Chto-zh, devicza ispugalas`?
Gm! Kak zhe!
Ona k muzhu prilaskalas`,
Uveryala, chto verna, gm! chto v muzha vlyublena,
Chto primernaya zhena.

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  • ENG English (Victor Han) , title 1: "The goat", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Le bouc", copyright © 2015, (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: 17
Word count: 80