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by Yakov Petrovich Polonsky (1819 - 1898)

Golod
Language: Russian (Русский) 
‎Slovno zloje chudishche,
Golod zarozhdajetsja, —
On v dyrjavom rubishche
Za gumnom slonjajetsja,
V ogorodakh prjachetsja,
Zimy dozhidajetsja,
Na rasput'e plachetsja. —

Burja li pronositsja,
Ali dozhdik khleshchetsja, —
Pakharju mereshchitsja,
Golod v izbu prositsja. —
Vojet volkom, — skobletsja,
S domovymi boretsja…

Kak metel' podnimetsja,
Golod s mesta dvinetsja…
Net jego skulasteje!
Net jego zubasteje! —
Sokrushit on vdovushku
S malymi rebjatami,

Uvedet korovushku,
Poreshit s teljatami,
I prodast on peguju, —
S khomutom, s telegoju, —
Za vedro s sivukhoju,
Za kochan s krajukhoju…

S alchnoju utroboju,
S nenasytnoj zloboju,
S veshchimi ugrozami
Golod pod morozami
Ne boitsja kholoda, —
Dobezhit do goroda…

Kto jego podslushajet,
S bljudca ne dokushajet
Ananasa v sakhare,
I, byt' mozhet, spravitsja
Svetskaja krasavica
O golodnom pakhare.

Vse, chto nynche veselo,
Nosu ne povesilo,
Vse, chto zhivo, molodo,
Vstan'te protiv goloda!
Vse my im obizheny!!. —
Iz poslednej khizhiny
Vybejte kostljavoje
Chudishche mozgljavoje,
Khriploje, uvechnoje
I beschelovechnoje!
Golod, — vrag Sozdatelja, —
Mudrecam — beschestije…
Khuzhe neprijatelja
Goloda nashestvije.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Yakov Petrovich Polonsky (1819 - 1898), "Голод" [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), "Голод", op. 76 (Шесть стихотворении Я. П. Полонского = Shest' stikhotvorenii Ja. P. Polonskogo (Six poems by Polonsky)) no. 6 (1908), published 1908 [ chorus a cappella ], Moscow: Jurgenson [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-08-01
Line count: 51
Word count: 167

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