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by Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva (1892 - 1941)

Poljubil bogatyj — bednuju
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Poljubil bogatyj — bednuju,
Poljubil uchjonyj — glupuju,
Poljubil rumjanyj — blednuju,
Poljubil khoroshij — vrednuju:
Zolotoj — polushku mednuju.

— Gde, kupec, tvojo roskoshestvo?
«Vo dyrjavom vo lukoshechke!»

— Gde, gordec, tvoi uchjonosti?
«Pod podushkoj u devchonochki!»

— Gde, krasavec, shchjoki alye?
«Zá noch' chjornuju — rastajali».

— Krest serebrjanyj s cepochkoju?
«U devchonki pod sapozhkami!»

Ne ljubi, bogatyj, — bednuju,
Ne ljubi, uchjonyj, — glupuju,
Ne ljubi, rumjanyj, — blednuju,
Ne ljubi, khoroshij, — vrednuju:
Zolotoj — polushku mednuju!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva (1892 - 1941), no title, written 1918 [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 Mark Veniaminovich Karminsky (1930 - 1995), "Полюбил богатый — бедную", published 1995 [ children's chorus or women's chorus ], Харьков : Ин-т музыкознания [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-09-14
Line count: 18
Word count: 81

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