by Ivan Andreyevich Krylov (1769 - 1844)
Krest'janin i Ovca
Language: Russian (Русский)
Krest'janin pózval v sud Ovcu; On ugolovnoje vzvel na bednjazhku delo; Sud'ja — Lisa: ono v minutu zakipelo. Zapros otvetchiku, zapros istcu, Chtob rasskazat' po punktam i bez krika: Kak bylo delo; v chem ulika? Krest'janin govorit: «Takogo-to chisla, Poutru, u menja dvukh kur ne doschitalis': Ot nikh lish' kostochki da peryshki ostalis'; A na dvore odna Ovca byla». Ovca zhe govorit: ona vsju noch' spala, I vsekh sosedej v tom v svideteli zvala, Chto nikogda za nej ne znali nikakogo Ni vorovstva, Ni plutovstva; A sverkh togo ona sovsem ne jest mjasnogo, I prigovor Lisy vot, ot slova do slova: «Ne prinimat' nikak rezonov ot Ovcy: Ponezhe khoronit' koncy Vse pluty, vedomo, iskusny; Po spravke zh javstvujet, chto v skazannuju noch' — Ovca ot kur ne otluchalas' proch', A kury ochen' vkusny, I sluchaj byl udoben jej; To ja suzhu, po sovesti mojej: Nel'zja, chtob uterpela I kur ona ne s"ela; I vsledstvije togo kaznit' Ovcu, I mjaso v sud otdat', a shkuru vzjat' istcu»
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Authorship:
- by Ivan Andreyevich Krylov (1769 - 1844), "Крестьянин и Овца", appears in Басни (Basni) [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 Aleksandr Tikhonovich Gretchaninov (1864 - 1956), "Крестьянин и Овца", op. 33 no. 2 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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