[V lesach bylo, vo dremučich li]1,
Krasna devica brala jagodki;
Bravši jagodki, zabludilasja,
Zabludilas' ona stala plakati,
Vo slezach ona stala klikati:
- Ach, ty slyšiš' li, moj serdečnyj drug?
Razumeeš' li, žizn', duša moja?
Vo moëm sadu solovej poët,
[A mladu menja]2 grust'-toska berët!

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¹ Gurilyov: "Во лесах то было во дремучих"
² Gurilyov: "А меня, младу,"

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• 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), "Во лесах то было во дремучих" [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Aleksandr Yegorovich Varlamov (1801 - 1848), "Во лесах было - во дремучих" [sung text checked 1 time]

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