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by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837)

Reka
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Odna po utru Lila
Ne tverdoju nogoj
Sred' roščicy gustoj
Zadumčivo chodila.

,,O skorol', mrak nočnoj,
S prekrasnoju lunoj 
Ty nebom ovladeeš'?
O skorol', tëmnyj les,
V tumanach za sineeš'
Na zapade nebes?``

No šoroch za kustami
Ej slyšitsja gluchoj,
I vdrug sverknuv očami
Pred neju Bog lesnoj!
Kak vešnij veteroček,
Letit ona v lesoček;
On gonitsja za nej.

I trepetnaja Lila 
Vse tajny obnažila
Mladoj krasy svoej;
I nežna grud' otkrylas'
Lobzan'jam ve terka,
I strojnaja noga
Nevol'no obnažilas'.

Porchaja nad travoj
Pastuška robko dyšet;
K reke letja streloj,
Beg Favna za soboj
Vsë bliže, bliže slyšit.

Otčajan'ja polna,
Už čuvstvuet ona 
Ogon ego dychan'ja 
Naprasny vse staran'ja:
Ty Favnu sužde na!

No šumnaja volna
Krasavicu sokryla:
Reka eja mogila...
Net! Lila spasena.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837) [author's text not yet checked 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 Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971), "Река", op. 2 no. 3, from Favn i Pastushka, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 38
Word count: 124

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