by Aleksei Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Count (1817 - 1875)
U prikazny'x vorot sobiralsya narod
Language: Russian (Русский)
U prikazny'x vorot sobiralsya narod Gusto; Govorit v prostote, chto v ego zhivote Pusto! «Durach`yo!— skazal d`yak,— iz vas dolzhen by't` vsyak V tele; Eshhyo v Dume vchera my' s trudom osetra S``eli!» Na bazar muzhik vyoz cherez reku oboz Pakli; Muzhichok-to, vish`, prost, znaj vezyot cherez most, Tak li? «Vish`, durak!— skazal d`yak,— tebe most, chaj, pustyak, Dudki? Ty' b ego poberyog, ved` ply'li zh poperyok Utki!» Kak u Vas`ki Volchka vor styanul gusaka, Vish` ty'! V polotence svernul, da pojmal karaul, Nishto! D`yak skazal: «Durach`yo! Polotence-to ch`yo? Vas`ki? Stalo, Vas`ka i tat`, stalo, Vas`ke i dat` Tasku!» Prishyol k d`yaku bol`noj; govorit: «Oj, oj, oj, D`yache! Ochen` bol`no nutru, a uzh vot poutru Pache! I ne lech`, i ne sest`, i ne mozhno mne s``est` Stol`ko!» «Vish`, durak!— skazal d`yak,— nu ne esh` natoshhak; Tol`ko!» Prishyol k d`yaku istecz, govorit: «Ty' otecz Bedny'x; Kaby' ty' mne pomog — vidish` deneg meshok Medny'x,— YA b te vsy'pal, ej-ej, v shapku desyat` rublej, Shutka!» «Sy'p` sejchas,— skazal d`yak, podstavlyaya kolpak.— Nu-tka!»
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Confirmed with А. К. Толстой, Сочинения : в 2 т., М.: Художественная литература, 1981. — Т. 1. Стихотворения.
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Authorship:
- by Aleksei Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Count (1817 - 1875), no title, written 1857 [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 Jules Bleichmann (1868 - 1909), "У приказных ворот", op. 26 no. 3 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Viktor Sergeyevich Kalinnikov (1870 - 1927), "У приказных ворот" [ chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Dmitry Gavrilovich Kornilov (1878 - 1907), "У приказных ворот" [sung text not yet checked]
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