by Sergei Aleksandrovich Esenin (1895 - 1925)
V tom krayu, gde zhyoltaya krapiva
Language: Russian (Русский)
V tom krayu, gde zhyoltaya krapiva I suxoj pleten`, Priyutilis` k verbam sirotlivo Izby' dereven`. Tam v polyax, za sinej gushhej loga, V zeleni ozyor, Prolegla peschanaya doroga Do sibirskix gor. Zateryalas` Rus` v Mordve i Chudi, Nipochem ej strax. I idut po toj doroge lyudi, Lyudi v kandalax. Vse oni ubijcy' ili vory', Kak sudil im rok. Polyubil ya grustny'e ix vzory' S vpadinami shhyok. Mnogo zla ot radosti v ubijczax, Ix serdcza prosty'. No krivyatsya v pochernely'x liczax Goluby'e rty'. YA odnu mechtu, skry'vaya, nezhu, Chto ya serdcem chist. No i ya kogo-nibud` zarezhu Pod osennij svist. I menya po vetryanomu sveyu, Po tomu l` pesku, Povedut s veryovkoyu na shee Polyubit` tosku. I kogda s uly'bkoj mimoxodom Raspryamlyu ya grud`, Yazy'kom zalizhet nepogoda Prozhitoj moj put`.
G. Sviridov sets stanzas 1-4, 6-8
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- by Sergei Aleksandrovich Esenin (1895 - 1925), no title [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 Georgiy Vasil'yevich Sviridov (1915 - 1998), "В том краю, где жёлтая крапива", stanzas 1-4,6-8, from Поэма памяти Сергея Есенина (Po`ema pamjati Sergeja Jesenina), no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
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