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by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841)

Rodina
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Ljublju otchiznu ja, no strannoju ljubov'ju!
‎Ne pobedit jee rassudok moj.
‎Ni slava, kuplennaja krov'ju,
Ni polnyj gordogo doverija pokoj,
Ni temnoj stariny zavetnye predan'ja
Ne sheveljat vo mne otradnogo mechtan'ja.

‎No ja ljublju — za chto, ne znaju sam, —
‎Jee stepej kholodnoje molchan'e,
‎Jee lesov bezbrezhnykh kolykhan'e,
Razlivy rek jee, podobnye morjam.
Proselochnym putem ljublju skakat' v telege
I, vzorom medlennym pronzaja nochi ten',
Vstrechat' po storonam, vzdykhaja o nochlege,
Drozhashchije ogni pechal'nykh dereven'.
‎Ljublju dymok spalennoj zhnivy,
‎V stepi nochujushchij oboz
‎I na kholme sred' zheltoj nivy
‎Chetu belejushchikh berez.
‎S otradoj, mnogim neznakomoj,
‎Ja vizhu polnoje gumno,
‎Izbu, pokrytuju solomoj,
‎S reznymi stavnjami okno.
‎I v prazdnik, vecherom rosistym,
‎Smotret' do polnochi gotov
‎Na pljasku s topan'em i svistom
‎Pod govor p'janykh muzhichkov.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841), "Родина", written 1841 [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 Oles Semyonovich Chishko (1895 - 1975), "Родина" [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-09-10
Line count: 26
Word count: 127

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