by Sergei Aleksandrovich Esenin (1895 - 1925)
V tom kraju, gde zhjoltaja krapiva
Language: Russian (Русский)
V tom kraju, gde zhjoltaja krapiva I sukhoj pleten', Prijutilis' k verbam sirotlivo Izby dereven'. Tam v poljakh, za sinej gushchej loga, V zeleni ozjor, Prolegla peschanaja doroga Do sibirskikh gor. Zaterjalas' Rus' v Mordve i Chudi, Nipochem jej strakh. I idut po toj doroge ljudi, Ljudi v kandalakh. Vse oni ubijcy ili vory, Kak sudil im rok. Poljubil ja grustnye ikh vzory S vpadinami shchjok. Mnogo zla ot radosti v ubijcakh, Ikh serdca prosty. No krivjatsja v pochernelykh licakh Golubye rty. Ja odnu mechtu, skryvaja, nezhu, Chto ja serdcem chist. No i ja kogo-nibud' zarezhu Pod osennij svist. I menja po vetrjanomu sveju, Po tomu l' pesku, Povedut s verjovkoju na sheje Poljubit' tosku. I kogda s ulybkoj mimokhodom Rasprjamlju ja grud', Jazykom 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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