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by Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (1818 - 1883)

Fedya
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Molcha v``ezzhaet — da noch`yu moroznoj
Paren` v selo na loshadke ustaloj.
Tuchi sedy'e stolpilisya grozno,
Zvezdochki net ni velikoj, ni maloj.

On u zabora vstrechaet staruxu:
"Babushka, zdravstvuj!" — "A, Fedya! Otkuda?
Gde propadal ty'? Ni sluxu ni duxu!"
- "Gde ya by'val — ne uvidish` otsyuda!

Zhivy' li brat`ya? Rodnaya zhiva li?
Nasha izba vsyo cela, ne sgorela?
Pravda l`, Parasha,- v Moskve, mne skazali
Nashi rebyata,- postom ovdovela?"

- "Dom vash kak by'l — slovno polnaya chasha,
Brat`ya vse zhivy', rodnaya zdorova,
Umer sosed — ovdovela Parasha,
Da cherez mesyacz poshla za drugogo".

Veter podul... Zasvistal on legon`ko;
Na nebo glyanul i shapku nadvinul,
Molcha rukoj on maxnul i tixon`ko
Loshad` nazad povernul — da i sginul.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (1818 - 1883), "Федя", written 1843 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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  • Also set in French (Français), a translation by Catulle Mendès (1841 - 1909) , "Fédia", written 1893, appears in Petits poèmes russes, in 6. Tourguénev, Paris, G. Charpentier et E. Fasquelle, first published 1893 ; composed by Camille Erlanger.
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This text was added to the website: 2017-03-10
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