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by Yakov Petrovich Polonsky (1819 - 1898)

Doroga
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Gluchaja step' — doroga daleka,
Vokrug menja volnuet veter pole,
Vdali tuman — mne grustno ponevole,
I tajnaja berët menja toska.
Kak koni ni begut — mne kažetsja, lenivo
Oni begut. V glazach odno i to ž —
Vsë step' da step', za nivoj snova niva.
— Začem, jamščik, ty pesni ne poëš'?
I mne v otvet jamščik moj borodatyj:
— Pro čërnyj den' my pesnju berežëm.
— Čemu ž ty rad? — Nedaleko do chaty —
Znakomyj šest mel'kaet za bugrom.
I vižu ja: navstreču derevuška,
Solomoj kryt stoit krest'janskij dvor,
Stojat skirdy. — Znakomaja lačužka,
Živa l' ona, zdorova li s tech por?
Vot krytyj dvor. Pokoj, privet i užin
Najdët jamščik pod krovleju svoej.
A ja ustal — pokoj davno mne nužen;
No net ego… Menjajut lošadej.
Nu-nu, živej! Dolga moja doroga —
Syraja noč' — ni chaty, ni ognja —
Jamščik poët — v duše opjat' trevoga —
Pro čërnyj den' net pesni u menja.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Yakov Petrovich Polonsky (1819 - 1898), "Дорога", first published 1842 [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 Yury Yevgenevich Makeyev (b. 1938), "Дорога" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Vladimir Anatolyevich Svetlov (b. 1958), "Дорога" [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-08-13
Line count: 24
Word count: 159

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