Matuška, golubuška
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Matuška, golubuška, 
Solnyško moë!
Požalej, rodimaja, -- 
[Ja -- ditja]1 tvoë!
Slovno zmeja ljutaja 
[Tak grud' i]2 sosët
I celuju nočen'ku 
[Mne spat']3 ne daët.
Vsë mne čto-to grezitsja,
Budto najavu,
[Už]4 kogda ložusja ja, 
Molitvu tvorju.
To zaletnoj ptašečki 
Pesenka slyšna, --
Serdce zamiraet, 
Tak sladka ona!
[To mne čto-to viditsja,
Razmečusja ja;
Serdečko vstoskuetsja -
V ogne ležu ja!
Ni igry, zabavuški
Ne vesely mne:
Vsë toska-kručinuška
V"jave i vo sne.]5
Čto ėto, rodimuška, 
Stalosja so mnoj?
[Stalo]6, priključilsja mne 
Zloj nedug kakoj?
Ali net, rodimaja, 
[Zel'ja]7 posobit'?
-- Znat', prispelo, ditjatko, 
Vremečko ljubit'!

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•   A. Gurilyov 

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1 Gurilyov: "Ditjatko"
2 Gurilyov: "Serdce mne"
3 Gurilyov: "Spat' mne"
4 Gurilyov: "Spat'"
5 omitted by Gurilyov.
6 Gurilyov: "Vidno"
7 Gurilyov: "Chem mne"

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