by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837)
Čërnaja šal'
Language: Russian (Русский)
Gljažu, kak bezumnyj, na čërnuju šal', I chladnuju dušu terzaet pečal'. Kogda legkoveren i molod ja byl, [Mladuju grečanku]1 ja strastno ljubil. Prelestnaja deva laskala menja; No skoro ja dožil do čërnogo dnja. Odnaždy ja sozval veselych gostej: Ko mne postučalsja prezrennyj evrej. S toboju pirujut (šepnul on) druz'ja; Tebe ž izmenila grečanka tvoja. JA dal emu zlata i prokljal ego, I vernogo pozval raba [moego.]2 My vyšli: ja mčalsja na [bystrom]3 kone; I krotkaja žalost' molčala vo mne. Edva ja zavidel grečanki porog, Glaza potemneli, ja ves' iznemog... [V pokoj otdalennyj vchožu ja odin...]4 Nevernuju devu lobzal armjanin. Ne vzvidel ja sveta; bulat zagremel... Prervat' poceluja zlodej ne uspel. Bezglavoe telo ja dolgo toptal, I molča na devu, bledneja, vziral. JA pomnju molen'ja, tekuščuju krov'... Pogibla grečanka, pogibla ljubov'. S glavy eë mertvoj snjav čërnuju šal', Oter ja bezmolvno krovavuju stal'. Moj rab, kak nastala večernjaja mgla, V dunajskie volny ich brosil tepla. S tech por ne celuju prelestnych očej. Gljažu, kak bezumnyj, na čërnuju šal', I chladnuju dušu terzaet pečal'.
Y. Genishta sets stanzas 1-6
Note: in 1828 Pushkin removed 8 lines from the end. The version above is from 1820.
1 Genishta, Verstovsky: "Гречанку младую" ("Grechanku mladuju")2 Genishta, Verstovsky: "своего" ("svojego")
3 Genishta, Verstovsky: "борзом" ("borzom")
4 Genishta, Verstovsky: "Вхожу в отдалённый покой я один..." ("Vkhozhu v otdalennyj pokoj ja odin...")
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Text Authorship:
- by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837), "Чёрная шаль", written 1820, first published 1821 [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 Yosif Yosifovich Genishta (1795 - 1853), "Чёрная шаль", published 1828, stanzas 1-6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Aleksei Nikolayevich Verstovsky (1799 - 1862), "Чёрная шаль", 1823, published 1829 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Mikhail Yur'yevich Viel'gorsky (1788 - 1856), "Чёрная шаль", published 1828 [sung text checked 1 time]
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Word count: 176