by Aleksey Nikolayevich Pleshcheyev (1825 - 1893)
Translation by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Babuška i vnuček
Language: Russian (Русский)  after the Russian (Русский) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Pod oknom čulok staruška
Vjažet v komnate ujutnoj,
I v očkj svoi bol'šie
Smotrit v ugol pominutno.

A v uglu kudrjavyj mal'čik
Molča k stenke prislonilsja.
Na lice ego zabota,
Vzgljad na čto-to ustremilsja.

Čto sidiš' vsë doma, vnuček?
Šël by v sad, kopal by grjadki
Ili kliknul by sestrenku,
Poigral by s nej v lošadki.

Podošël k stapuške vnuček
I golovkoju kurčavoj k nej pripal.
On molčit, glaza bol'šie
Na neë gljadjat lukavo...

Znat', gostincu zachotelos'?
Govorit emu staruška,	
Vinnych jagod, vinogradu,
Il' tebe nužna igruška?

Net, gostincev mne ne nado!
U menja igrušek mnogo.
Sumku ty kupi da v školu
Pokaži-ka mne dorogu.

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  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Hans Schmidt (1854 - 1923) ; composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

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

  • ENG English [singable] (Ronald Combs) , "Grandmother and Grandson", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La grand-mère et le petit-fils", copyright © 2016, (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.
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