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by Maximilian Alexandrovich Kirienko-Voloshin (1877 - 1932)

Kastan'ety
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Iz strany, gde solnca svet
L'etsja s neba žguč i jarok,
JA privez sebe v podarok
Paru zvonkich kastan'et.
Bespokojny, govorlivy,
Otbivaja zvonkij stich, –
Iz grudi suchoj olivy
Stal'ju vyrezali ich.
Ščedro lentami odety
S ėtoj južnoj pestrotoj;
V nich živet ispanskij znoj,
V nich sokryt kusoček sveta.
I kogda Pariž ogromnyj
Ves' odenetsja v tuman,
V mutnyj večer, na divan
Ljagu ja v mansarde temnoj,
I napomnjat mne one
I volny morskoj izvivy,
I drožaščij luč na dne,
I uzlistyj stvol olivy,
Večer v komnate prostoi,
Siluėt sedoj koldun'i,
I krasavicy pljasun'i
Stan i gibkij i živoj,
Tanec bystryj, golos zvonkij
Gracioznyj i prostoj,
S ėtoj južnoj, s ėtoj tonkoj
Strekozinoj krasotoj.
I tancory idut v rjad
Oblitye krasnym svetom,
I gitary govorjat
V takt treskučim kastan'etam,
Slovno ščelkan'e cikad
V žgučij polden' žarkim letom.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Maximilian Alexandrovich Kirienko-Voloshin (1877 - 1932), "Кастаньеты", written 1901 [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 Boris Alekseyevch Prozorovsky (1891 - 1937), "Кастаньеты" [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2026-03-02
Line count: 34
Word count: 137

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