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by Konstantin Konstantinovich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia (1858 - 1915), as K. R.

Spi v koly'beli naryadnoj
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Spi v koly'beli naryadnoj,
Ves` v kruzhevax i shelku,
Spi, moj sy'nok nenaglyadny'j,
V teplom svoem ugolku!

V tixom bezmolvii nochi
S obraza, [v grusti]1 svyatoj,
Bozhiej Materi ochi
Krotko sledyat za toboj.

Skol`ko uchast`ya vo vzore
E`tix pechal`ny'x ochej!
Slovno im vedomo gore
Budushhej zhizni tvoej.

By'stro kry'latoe vremya,
Chas [neizbezhny'j]2 prob`yot;
Primesh` ty' tyazhkoe bremya
Gorya, [truda]3 i zabot.

Bud` zhe ty' veren predan`yam
Dobroj, prostoj stariny';
Bud` zhe vsegda upovan`em
Nashej rodnoj storony'!

S veroyu tverdoj, slepoyu
Chestno zhivi ty' svoj vek!
Serdcem, umom i dushoyu
Russkij ty' bud` chelovek!

Pust` tebe v gody' somnen`ya,
V poru trevog i nevzgod,
Sluzhit primerom terpen`ya
Nash pravoslavny'j narod.

Spi zhe! Eshhyo ne nastali
Gody' smyatenij i bur`!
Spi zhe, ne znaya pechali,
Glazki, malyutka, zazhmur`!..

Tusklo merczaet lampadka
Pered ikonoj svyatoj…
Spi zhe bespechno i sladko,
Spi, moj sy'nok, dorogoj!

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•   V. Aloiz 

V. Aloiz sets stanzas 1-4, 9

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Confirmed with К. Р. Времена года: Избранное, СПб.: Северо-Запад, 1994.

1 Aloiz: "с грустью"
2 Aloiz: "неизвестный"
3 Aloiz: "трудов"

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Text Authorship:

  • by Konstantin Konstantinovich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia (1858 - 1915), as K. R., "Колыбельная песенка", written 1887 [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 Vladislav Frantsevich Aloiz (1860 - c1917), "Спи в колыбели нарядной", op. 49 no. 5, stanzas 1-4,9 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Mikhail Vasilyevich Antsev (1865 - 1945), "Спи в колыбели нарядной" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Jules Bleichmann (1868 - 1909), "Колыбельная песня" [ voice and piano ], from 12 Романсов = 12 Romansov (12 Romances), no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Villamov , "Спи в колыбели нарядной" [sung text not yet checked]

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-12-03
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Word count: 144

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