by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841)
Otvorite mne temnicu
Language: Russian (Русский)
Otvorite mne temnicu, Dajte mne sijan'e dnja, Chernoglazuju devicu, Chernogrivogo konja. Ja krasavicu mladuju Prezhde sladko poceluju, Na konja potom vskachu, V step', kak veter, ulechu. No okno tjur'my vysoko, Dver' tjazhelaja s zamkom; Chernookaja daleko V svetlom tereme svojom. Borzyj kon' v zelenom pole Bez uzdy, odin, po vole Skachet vesel i igriv, Khvost po vetru raspustiv. Odinok ja, net otrady, Steny golye krugom. Tusklo svetit luch lampady Umirajushchim ognjom. Tol'ko slyshno: za dverjami Zvuchno-mernymi shagami Khodit v tishine nochnoj Bezotvetnyj chasovoj.
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- by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841), "Узник" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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