by Aleksei Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Count (1817 - 1875)
Ego golos zvuchal kak morskaya volna
Language: Russian (Русский)
His voice it was deep
like the wave of the sea.
Ego golos zvuchal kak morskaya volna,
Mrachen vzor by'l grozyashhix ochej,
I by'la ego dlan` kak pogibel` sil`na,
Serdce zy'blemoj trosti slabej.
Ne v krovavom boyu on vragami ubit,
Ne grozoyu poverzhen on v prax,
Pod mogil`ny'm xolmom on bez rany' lezhit,
Sam sebe razrushitel` i vrag.
Struny' moshhny'e arfy' pevecz napryagal,
Struny' zhizni porvalisya v nem,
I nachatuyu pesnyu Garal`d ne skonchal,
I lezhit pod mogil`ny'm xolmom.
I sosna tam raskinula silu vetvej,
Slovno oblik ego, xorosha,
I toskuet na nej po nocham solovej,
Slovno pesnyu konchaet dusha.
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Confirmed with А. К. Толстой, Сочинения : в 2 т., М.: Художественная литература, 1981, — Т. 1. Стихотворения
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Text Authorship:
- by Aleksei Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Count (1817 - 1875), "Гаральд Свенгольм" [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 G. A. Goldenberg , "Геральд" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mikhail Vladimirovich Ivanov-Boretsky (1874 - 1936), "Гаральд Свенгольм", op. 4 (3 песни для баса) no. 1, published 1909 [ bass and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Yuri Aleksandrovich Shaporin (1887 - 1966), "Гаральд Свенгольм", subtitle: "Баллада", op. 1 no. 1 (1914-1915) [ voice and orchestra ] [sung text not yet checked]
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