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by Aleksey Vasil'yevich Kol'tsov (1808 - 1842)

Noč'
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Ne smotrja v lico,
Ona pela mne,
Kak revnivyj muž
Bil ženu svoju.

A v okno luna
Ticho svet lila.
Sladostrastnych slov
Byla noč' polna!

Liš' zelenyj sad
Pod goroj černel,
Mračnyj obraz k nam
Iz nego gljadel.

Ulybajas', on
Zub o zub stučal;
Žgučej iskroju
Ego glaz sverkal.

Vot on k nam idet,
Slovno dub bol'šoj.
I tot prizrak byl -
Ee muž lichoj...

Po kostjam moim
Probežal moroz.
Sam ne znaju kak,
K polu ja priros.

No liš' tol'ko on
Rukoj za dver' vzjal,
JA schvatilsja s nim,
I on mertvyj pal.

Čto ž ty, milaja,
Vsja kak list drožiš',
S detskim užasom
Na menja gljadiš'?

Už ne budet on
Karaulit' nas,
Ne pridet teper'
V polunočnyj čas!..

Ach, ne to, čtob ja...
Um mešaetsja...
Vse dva muža mne
Predstavljajutsja:

Na polu odin
Ves' v krovi ležit,
A drugoj, smotri,
Von v sadu stoit.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Aleksey Vasil'yevich Kol'tsov (1808 - 1842) [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 Ivanovich Dyubyuk (1812 - 1897), "Ночь" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-01-11
Line count: 44
Word count: 145

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