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by Yakov Petrovich Polonsky (1819 - 1898)

В годину утраты
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Our translations:  ENG
В тепле злое горе цветет -- зеленеет, --
Как будто его солнце вешнее греет ... --
Оттаяли слёзы и льются ключём, --
А там над могильным, сыпучим бугром,
Берёзка стоит и в снегу коченеет.

Но будет пора, холод в душу сойдёт,
И горе застынет, как будто замрёт...
А там, над могилькой, повеет весною,
Берёзка очнётся и свежей листвою 
Оденутся длинные сети ветвей,
И дети сбегутся с цветами сирени,
И молча сойдутся могильные тени
Внимать голосам беззаботных детей.

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Note on Transliterations

Text Authorship:

  • by Yakov Petrovich Polonsky (1819 - 1898), "В годину утраты", written 1876? [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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

  • by Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev (1856 - 1915), "В годину утраты", op. 32 (4 Стихотворения (4 Stikhotvorenija) = Vier Gedichte von J. Polonsky) no. 1 (1911), published 1911 [ voice and piano ], Berlin: Russischer Musikverlag [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Aleksey Berg) , "In the year of loss", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 13
Word count: 72

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