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by Aleksei Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Count (1817 - 1875)

Knjaz' Rostislav
Language: Russian (Русский) 
              Unošu knjazju Rostislavu
              zatvori Dnepr temne bereze.
              Slovo o polku Igoreve.

Knjaz' Rostislav v zemle čužoj
Ležit na dne rečnom,
Ležit v kol'čuge boevoj,
S izlomannym mečom.

Dnepra podvodnye krasy
Lobzat'sja ljubjat s nim
I grebnem vitjazja vlasy
Rasčësyvat' zlatym.

Ego naprasno den' i noč'
Knjaginja doma ždët…
Lad'ja ego umčala proč' —
Nazad ne prineset!

V gluchom lesu, v zemle čužoj,
V reke ego prijut;
Emu popy za upokoj
Molitvy ne pojut;

No s nim podvodnye krasy,
S nim dev vesëlych roj,
I češet vitjazja vlasy
Ich greben' zolotoj.

Kogda že na bereg Posvist
Sedye volny mčit,
V lesu kružitsja žëltyj list,
Jarjas', Perun gremit,

Togda, ot sna na dne rečnom
Vnezapno probudjas',
Očami mutnymi krugom
Vziraet bednyj knjaz'.

Ženu mladuju on zovët —
Uvy! ego žena,
Proždav naprasno celyj god,
S drugim obručena.

Zovët k sebe i brata on,
Ego obnjat' by rad —
No, sonmom gridnej okružën,
Piruet doma brat.

Zovet on kievskich popov,
Velit sebja otpet' —
No do otčizny slabyj zov
Ne možet doletet'.

I on, sklonjas' na ržavyj ščit,
Opjat' tjažëlym snom
V krugu rusalok junych spit
Odin na dne rečnom…

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Text Authorship:

  • by Aleksei Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Count (1817 - 1875), "Князь Ростислав" [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 Georgy Petrovich Bazilevsky (b. 1887), "Князь Ростислав" [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Karolina Karlovna Pavlova (1807 - 1893) ; composed by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-05-03
Line count: 47
Word count: 176

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