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by Maximilian Alexandrovich Kirienko-Voloshin (1877 - 1932)

Kastan`ety'
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Iz strany', gde solncza svet
L`etsya s neba zhguch i yarok,
YA privez sebe v podarok
Paru zvonkix kastan`et.
Bespokojny', govorlivy',
Otbivaya zvonkij stix, –
Iz grudi suxoj olivy'
Stal`yu vy'rezali ix.
Shhedro lentami odety'
S e`toj yuzhnoj pestrotoj;
V nix zhivet ispanskij znoj,
V nix sokry't kusochek sveta.
I kogda Parizh ogromny'j
Ves` odenetsya v tuman,
V mutny'j vecher, na divan
Lyagu ya v mansarde temnoj,
I napomnyat mne one
I volny' morskoj izvivy',
I drozhashhij luch na dne,
I uzlisty'j stvol olivy',
Vecher v komnate prostoi,
Silue`t sedoj koldun`i,
I krasavicy' plyasun`i
Stan i gibkij i zhivoj,
Tanecz by'stry'j, golos zvonkij
Graciozny'j i prostoj,
S e`toj yuzhnoj, s e`toj tonkoj
Strekozinoj krasotoj.
I tanczory' idut v ryad
Oblity'e krasny'm svetom,
I gitary' govoryat
V takt treskuchim kastan`etam,
Slovno shhelkan`e cikad
V zhguchij polden` zharkim 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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