by Alexei Vasilyevich Timofeyev (1812 - 1883)
Starina
Language: Russian (Русский)
Babushka, skazhi nam… Chto, moi ptenyata? Kak v starinny' gody' Zhili nashi dedy'! - Dedy' vashi zhili Veselo i chestno, Budni rabotali, Prazdnik pirovali. Dedy' vashi zhili, Proslavlyaya Boga, Slovom ne yazvili, Zhizn`yu ne sorili. Dedy' vashi zhili, Kak daj Bog i vam zhit`! Dush ne prodavali, Serdcem ne igrali. - Babushka! i ny'ne V svete tochno to zhe... - To zhe, deti, to zhe, To zhe, da ne to zhe!
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Authorship:
- by Alexei Vasilyevich Timofeyev (1812 - 1883) [author's text not yet checked 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 Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky (1813 - 1869), "Старина" [sung text checked 1 time]
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