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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Vniz po matushke po Volge
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Vniz po matushke po Volge,
Po shirokomu razdol`yu.
Razy'gralasya pogoda,
Pogodushka verxovaya,
Verxovaya, volnovaya,
Nichego v volnax ne vidno,
Odna lodochka cherneet.
Nikogo v lodke ne vidno,
Tol`ko parusy' beleyut,
Na grebczax shlyapy' cherneyut.
Kushaki na nix aleyut.
Na korme sidit xozyain,
Sam xozyain, vo naryade,
Vo korichnevom kaftane,
Vo glazetovom kamzole,
V alom shelkovom platochke,
V chernom barxatnom kartuze,
Na kartuze kozy'rechek,
Sam oteczkij on sy'nochek.
Uzh kak vzgovorit xozyain:
[My']1 prigryanemte, rebyata,
Vniz po matushke po Volge.
Ko Eleninu podvor`yu,
Ko Ivanovne zdorov`yu!

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•   A. Gurilyov 

A. Gurilyov sets lines 1-14, 20-24

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1 Gurilyov: "И мы"

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Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)  [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 Aleksandr Lvovich Gurilyov (1803 - 1858), "Вниз по матушке по Волге", lines 1-14,20-24 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Aleksandr Yegorovich Varlamov (1801 - 1848), "Вниз по матушке по Волге" [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2020-12-27
Line count: 24
Word count: 86

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