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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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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