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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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Text 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]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-08-03
Line count: 71
Word count: 218

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