by Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky (1783 - 1852)
Mal`chik s pal`chik
Language: Russian (Русский)
Zhil malen`kij mal`chik: By'l rostom on s pal`chik, Liczom by'l krasavchik, Kak iskry' glazenki, Kak pux volosenki; On zhil mezh czvetochkov; V teni ix listochkov V zhary' otdy'xal on, I noch`yu tam spal on; S zarej prosy'palsya, Zhivoj umy'valsya Rosoj, naryazhalsya V listochek atlasny'j Lilei prekrasnoj; Provornuyu pchelku V svoyu odnokolku Iz legkoj skorlupki Potom zapryagal on, I s pchelkoj letal on, I zhadny'e gubki S nej vmeste vpival on V czvety' lugovy'e. K nemu zoloty'e Czikady' sletalis` I s nim zabavlyalis`, Kruzhas` s moty'l`kami, Zhuzhzha, i porxaya, I yarko sverkaya Na solnce kry'lami; Nochnoyu zh poroyu, Kogda temnotoyu Zemlya pokry'valas` I v nebe s lunoyu Odna za drugoyu Zvezda zazhigalas`, Na lug blagovonny'j S lampadoj zazhzhennoj, Lazurno-blestyashhij, K malyutke yavlyalsya Svetlyak; i sbiralsya K nemu v krugovuyu Na plyasku nochnuyu Roj e`l`fov letuchij; Oni — kak beguchij Istochnik volnami — Shumeli kry'lami, Svivalis`, spletalis`, Provorno kachalis` Na tonkix by'linkax, V perlovy'x kupalis` Na travke rosinkax, Kak iskry' sverkali I shumno plyasali Pred nim do polnochi. Kogda zhe na ochi Emu usy'plen`e, Pod plyasku, pod pen`e, Sxodilo — smolkali I vmig ischezali Plyasun`i nochny'e; Togda, pod zhivy'e Czvety' ugnezdivshis` I v son pogruzivshis`, On spal pod zashhitoj Ix krovli, omy'toj Rosoj, do vosxoda Zari luchezarnoj S granicy' yantarnoj Nebesnogo svoda. Tak mily'j krasavchik Zhil mal`chik nash s pal`chik...
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Authorship:
- by Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky (1783 - 1852), "Мальчик с пальчик", subtitle: "Сказка" [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), "Мальчик с пальчик", op. 97 no. 12 (1914-1915), published 1915 [ voice and piano ], from Последние семнадцать детских песен, no. 12, Moscow, Jurgenson [sung text not yet checked]
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Word count: 218