by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841)
Morskaja carevna
Language: Russian (Русский)
V more carevich kupajet konja, Slyshit: «Carevich! vzgljani na menja!» Fyrkajet kon' i ushami prjadet, Bryzzhet i pleshchet, i dale plyvet. Slyshit carevich: «Ja carskaja doch'! Khochesh' provest' ty s carevnoju noch'?» Vot pokazalas' ruka iz vody, Lovit za kisti shelkóvoj uzdy. Vyshla mladaja potom golova, V kosu vplelasja morskaja trava. Sinije ochi ljubov'ju gorjat, Bryzgi na sheje kak zhemchug drozhat. Myslit carevich: «Dobro zhe! postoj!» Zá kosu lovko skhvatil on rukoj. Derzhit, ruka bojevaja sil'na: Plachet, i molit, i b'etsja ona. K beregu vitjaz' otvazhno plyvet; Vyplyl; tovarishchej gromko zovet: «`Ej vy! skhodites', likhije druz'ja! Gljan'te, kak b'etsja dobycha moja... Chto zh vy stoite smushchennoj tolpoj? Ali krasy ne vidali takoj?» Vot ogljanulsja carevich nazad: Akhnul! Pomerk torzhestvujushchij vzgljad. Vidit, lezhit na peske zolotom Chudo morskoje s zelenym khvostom; Khvost cheshujeju zmeinoj pokryt, Ves' zamiraja, svivajas', drozhit. Pena strujami sbegajet s chela, Ochi odela smertel'naja mgla. Blednye ruki khvatajut pesok, Shepchut usta neponjatnyj uprek... Jedet carevich zadumchivo proch'. Budet on pomnit' pro carskuju doch'!
Confirmed with М. Ю. Лермонтов, Полное собрание стихотворений в 2 томах, Л.: Советский писатель. Ленинградское отделение, 1989. — Т. 2. Стихотворения и поэмы. 1837—1841, page 84.
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Authorship:
- by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841), "Морская царевна", written 1841 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- by A. B. Kurakin (flourished c1877), "Морская царевна" [sung text not yet checked]
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