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by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942)

Ručeëk
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Ručeëček, ručeëk,
‎Ty kak nitočka idëš'.
Pod toboj blestit pesok,
Vesel ty, chot' neglubok,
Ručeëček, ručeëk,
‎Ty uchodiš' i poëš'.

Slovno devuška-ditja,
‎V malom zerkal'ce tvoëm,
Kudri v kosy zapletja,
Travka smotritsja, blestja,
S nej žurčaniem šutja,
‎Ty idëš' svoim putëm.

V'jutsja pčëly mež steblej,
‎Progudit mochnatyj šmel'.
Ty bežiš' skorej, skorej,
Vdrug nevolja — sred' kamnej,
Vspenjas', zvonče, veselej,
‎Zažurčiš' ty: «Mel', mel', mel'!»

Net, ne smogut golyši
V mel' složit'sja ručejku.
V travjanoj, v lesnoj gluši,
On, ispolnennyj duši,
Sam sebe poët: «Speši!»
‎I zmeitsja po pesku.

Možet, on vpadët v reku,
‎S nej do Morja dotečët,
Budet l'nut' tam k čelnoku.
Možet, on v svoëm lesku
Budet teč' pod krik: «Ku-ku»,
Čto kukuška ljudjam šlët.

Možet, k mel'nice pridët,
‎No už nitočku svoju
On do celi dovedët,
On ne medlit, on ne ždët,
K kolesu, blesnuv, pol'ët,
‎Zakrutít svoju struju.

Neširok ty, ručeëk,
‎Neglubok ty, — nu tak čto ž!
Vsem — svoj razum, vsem — svoj srok,
Ty prekrasen byl, čem mog.
Ručeëček, ručeëk,
‎Ty bežiš' i ty poëš'.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942), "Ручеёк", appears in Только любовь (Tol'ko ljubov'), in 2. Очертания снов (Ochertanija snov) [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 Mikhail Andreyevich Ostroglazov , "Ручеёк" [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-08-21
Line count: 42
Word count: 173

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