by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880 - 1921)
Čërnyj voron v sumrake snežnom
Language: Russian (Русский)
Čërnyj voron v sumrake snežnom, Čërnyj barchat na smuglych plečach. Tomnyj golos peniem nežnym Mne poët o južnych nočach. V lëgkom serdce — strast' i bespečnost', Slovno s morja mne podan znak. Nad bezdonnym provalom v večnost', Zadychajas', letit rysak. Snežnyj veter, tvoë dychan'e, Op'janënnye guby moi… Valentina, zvezda, mečtan'e! Kak pojut tvoi solov'i… Strašnyj mir! On dlja serdca tesen! I nëm — tvoich poceluev bred, Tëmnyj mórok cyganskich pesen, Toroplivyj polët komet!
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Text Authorship:
- by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880 - 1921), no title, written 1910, appears in Стихотворения. Книга третья (1907-1916), in 6. Арфы и скрипки (1908 - 1916) (Arfy i skripki), in Три послания (Tri poslanija), no. 2 [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 Aleksandr Borisovich Matyukhin (b. 1947), "Вдвоём" [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Plant , "Chornyi voron", first performed 2009 [ voice and piano ], from Babel is a blessing, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (John Plant) , "Black raven", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Jocelyne Fleury) , "Le corbeau noir", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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