by Nikolai Alekseyevich Nekrasov (1821 - 1877)
Svat i zhenix
Language: Russian (Русский)
(V kabake za polushtofom) 1 Nu-tko! Mar`ya u Zinov`ya, U Nikitishny' Praskov`ya, Stepanida u Petra — Vse nevesty', vsem pora! U Kondrat`evny' Orina,— Chto ni devka, to malina! Dumaj, dumaj! vy'biraj! Po lyubuyu zasy'laj! Mar`ya malost` ryabovata, Da smirenna, vozhevata, Mar`ya, znaesh`, mne srodni, Budet s muzhem — ni-ni-ni! Aj da Mar`ya! Mar`ya — klad! Svataj Mar`yu, Mar`yu, svat! Nam s licza ne vodu pit`, I s koryavoj mozhno zhit`, Da chtob muzhu na porog Ne vstavala poperek! Aj da Mar`ya, Mar`ya — klad! Svataj Mar`yu, Mar`yu, svat! 2 Nu-tko! Vera u Danily', Palageya u Gavrily', Sekleteya u Frola,— Zamuzh vsem pora prishla! U Nikity' — Katerina, Chto ni devka, to malina! Dumaj, dumaj — vy'biraj! Po lyubuyu zasy'laj! Mar`ya, znaesh`, shedrovita, Da rabotat`, ux! serdita! Mar`ya kost`yu shiroka, Vy'soka, statna, gladka! Aj da Mar`ya, Mar`ya — klad! Svataj Mar`yu, Mar`yu, svat! Nam s licza ne vodu pit`, I s koryavoj mozhno zhit`, Da chtob myaso na kostyax, Chtoby' silushka v rukax! Aj da Mar`ya! Mar`ya — klad! Svataj Mar`yu, Mar`yu, svat!.. 3 Nu-tko! Anna u Egora, U Antipki Mitrodora, Aleksandra u Petra — Vse nevesty', vsem pora! U Evstrat`ya — Akulina, Chto ni devka, to malina! Dumaj, dumaj — vy'biraj! Po lyubuyu zasy'laj! Mar`ya tochno shhedrovita, Da xozyajka domovita: Vsyo primoet, priberet, Vsyo do nitki sberezhet! Aj da Mar`ya! Mar`ya — klad! Svataj Mar`yu, Mar`yu, svat! Nam s licza ne vodu pit`, I s koryavoj mozhno zhit`, Da chtob po dvoru proshla, Vsex by' kurochek sochla! Aj da Mar`ya, Mar`ya — klad! Svataj Mar`yu, Mar`yu, svat! (Sprashivayut eshhe polushtof i nachinayut snova.)
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Authorship:
- by Nikolai Alekseyevich Nekrasov (1821 - 1877), "Сват и жених", written 1866 [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 César Antonovich Cui (1835 - 1918), "Сват и жених", op. 62 (Двадцать одно стихотворение Н.А. Некрасова = Dvadcat' odno stikhotvorenie N.A. Nekrasova (21 poems of Nekrasov)) no. 16 (1902), published c1902 [ voice and piano ], Moscow, P. Jurgenson [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Frantsevich Nápravník (1839 - 1916), "Сват и жених", op. 50 no. 5 (1889) [ mixed chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
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