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

Les
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Chto, dremuchij les,
Prizadumalsya,
Grust`yu tyomnoyu
Zatumanilsya?

Chto Bova-silach
Zakoldovanny'j,
S nepokry'toyu
Golovoj v boyu

Ty' stoish`-ponik,
I ne ratuesh`
S mimolyotnoyu
Tuchej-bureyu.

Gustolistvenny'j
Tvoj zelyony'j shlem
Bujny'j vixr` sorval —
I razveyal v prax.

Plashh upal k nogam
I rassy'palsya…
Ty' stoish`-ponik,
I ne ratuesh`.

Gde zh devalasya
Rech` vy'sokaya,
Sila gordaya,
Doblest` czarskaya?

U tebya l`, by'ló,
V noch` bezmolvnuyu
Zalivnaya pesn`
Solov`inaya…

U tebya l`, by'ló,
Dni — roskoshestvo, —
Drug i nedrug tvoj
Proxlazhdayutsya…
U tebya l`, by'ló,
Pozdno vecherom
Grozno s bureyu
Razgovor pojdyot;

Raspaxnyot ona
Tuchu chyornuyu,
Obojmyot tebya
Vetrom-xolodom.

I ty' molvish` ej
Shumny'm golosom:
«Voroti nazad!
Derzhi okolo!»

Zakruzhit ona,
Razy'graetsya…
Drognet grud` tvoya,
Zashataesh`sya;
Vstrepenuvshisya,
Razbushuesh`sya:
Tol`ko svist krugom,
Golosa i gul…

Burya vsplachetsya
Leshim, ved`moyu
I nesyot svoi
Tuchi za more.

Gde zh teper` tvoya
Moch` zelyonaya?
Pochernel ty' ves`,
Zatumanilsya…

Odichal, zamolk…
Tol`ko v nepogod`
Voesh` zhalobu
Na bezvremen`e.

Tak-to, tyomny'j les,
Bogaty'r` Bova!
Ty' vsyu zhizn` svoyu
Mayal bitvami.

Ne osilili
Tebya sil`ny'e,
Tak dorezala
Osen` chyornaya.

Znat`, vo vremya sna
K bezoruzhnomu
Sily' vrazhie
Ponaxly'nuli.

S bogaty'rskix plech
Snyali golovu —
Ne bol`shoj goroj,
A solominkoj…

Confirmed with А. В. Кольцов, Полное собрание стихотворений, Л.: Советский писатель, 1958.


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Text Authorship:

  • by Aleksey Vasil'yevich Kol'tsov (1808 - 1842), "Лес", subtitle: "Посвящено памяти А. С. Пушкина", written 1837 [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 Nikolay Yakovlevich Afanasyev (1821 - 1898), "Лес" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Viktor Sergeyevich Kalinnikov (1870 - 1927), "Лес" [ chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Vladimir Ivanovich Sokalsky (1863 - 1919), "Лес" [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-05-03
Line count: 80
Word count: 189

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