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by Yakov Petrovich Polonsky (1819 - 1898)

Vdova
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Uzh ne ty' li znakom
S chernobrovoj vdovoj,
Chto zhivet, bez rodni,
Za Moskvoyu rekoj?..

Chto na utrennij zvon,
V tem` i xolod ves` post
Xodit slyozy' ronyat`
Na cerkovny'j pomost.

Strashno ej, govoryat,
V obrazníce svoej;
Gde zhe ej zamolit`
Chary' greshny'x nochej?..

Poglyadi, za tolpoj
Ne ona li vidna
Vsya v kadil`nom dy'mu
U sy'rogo okna?..

Brodit utrennij svet, —
Tusklo svetit svecha;
No v kromeshnoj nochi
Eyo glaz — ni lucha…

Mnogo dum, gordy'x dum
V ix zasty'nuvshej mgle;
No smiren`ya pechat`
Na lilejnom chele…

Govoryat, eyo muzh,
Xot` i skryaga on by'l,
V shelk ee naryazhal,
Brillianty' daril,

Da na dnyax, govoryat,
Na svoem sunduke
Umer, stisnuv klyuchi
V posineloj ruke. —

Ot chego umer? — glux
By'l oby'chny'j vopros:
I v mogilu ego
Provodili bez slez.

No pokojnika dux,
Vidno, sam nad soboj
V e`tu noch` prostonal
Za Moskvoyu rekoj.

Ego burya nesla,
On meteliczu nes, —
I ne darom zavy'l
Na cepi ego pyos.

Ten` xozyaina shla,
K domu shla, yako dy'm, —
A xozyajka ego
Obnimalas` s drugim…

S zhemchugom na grudi
I s kol`czom na ruke,
Czelovalas` ona
Na pustom sunduke.

Ne spasli ego vklad
Ni pechat`, ni zarok…
Dlya kogo zh potajnoj
Otomknulsya zamok?

Otchego veshhij strax,
Slovno zhalo zmei,
Prisosalsya k eyo
Bezzashhitnoj lyubvi…

Vdrug trevozhnee stal
Molodoj golosok,
Zasverkal na ruke
Brilliant-ogonek…

Ona pryadi volos
Opravlyat` nachala… —
V dveri mertvaya ten`
Nezametno voshla.

I s toskoj na dushe,
S strashno-bledny'm liczom,
Molodaya vdova
Oglyanulas` krugom…

Mutno stalo v ochax,
Szhal ej serdce nedug,
I shepnula ona:
«Uxodi, mily'j drug!

«Uzh k zautreni zvon
Prozvonil… Uzh potux
Lunny'j svet… na dvore
Zagorlanil petux…

Uxodi, mily'j moj!
E`ti zvuki krichat,
Chto pokojny'j moj muzh
Prinyal medlenny'j yad.

Otchego ya drozhu,
Tochno sovest` moya
Ne chista?.. Uxodi…
YA ne vy'dam tebya…

Inogda sly'shu ya
Nad soboj adskij smex…
Kto mne dushu spaset, —
Kto otmolit moj grex?!..»

S e`toj skorbnoj dushoj,
S e`toj miloj vdovoj
Uzh ne ty' li znakom?..
Ne blednej, mily'j moj!

Confirmed with Я. П. Полонский, Полное собрание стихотворений, СПб.: Издание А. Ф. Маркса, 1896, Т. 3., pages 26—30.


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Text Authorship:

  • by Yakov Petrovich Polonsky (1819 - 1898), "Вдова" [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 Sergey Nikiforovich Vasilenko (1872 - 1956), "Вдова" [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-05-16
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