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by V. Rozhdestvensky

Smert` Todora
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Goj! Vspomnim, tovarishhi, kak vse by'lo,
Kak nasha sila vraga lomila!
K nashej granice vragi speshat,
Vorony'-pticy' tuda letyat.

Smely'e voiny' v boj gotovy',
Grom raskatilsya v gorax surovy'j.
Xrabro srazimsya s chuzhoj ordoj
V bitve za schast`e, za kraj rodnoj!
Goj! Goj!

Vot i soshlis` my' za rechkoj by'stroj,
Sabli bolgarskie mechut iskry',
Vrazheskim Todor klinkom srazhen,
Padaet raneny'j nasmert` on.
Goj! Goj!

Tak on tovarishham derzhit slovo:
«Uzh ne uvidet` mne solncza snova,
Stojte otvazhno v boyu, druz`ya,
Bejtes` besstrashno, kak bilsya ya!

Krepkaya druzhba by'la mezh nami,
Chto zhe ostavlyu ya vam na pamyat`?
Mater`yu vy'shity'j moj kiset,
Pyat` zoloty'x v nem lezhit monet.
Goj! Goj!

Dve vy' propejte v korchme u Dima,
Tri otnesite moej rodimoj.
Skazhete materi, chto v boyu
Todor za Rodinu pal svoyu.
Goj!
Skazhete materi, chto v boyu
Todor za Rodinu pal svoyu.
Goj!»

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Text Authorship:

  • by V. Rozhdestvensky  [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 Georgiy Vasil'yevich Sviridov (1915 - 1998), "Смерть Тодора", subtitle: "Болгарская народная песня" [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-08-28
Line count: 31
Word count: 142

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