by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942)
Kamyshi
Language: Russian (Русский)
Polnochnoj poroju v bolotnoj glushi Chut' slyshno, besshumno, shurshat kamyshi. O chjom oni shepchut? O chjom govorjat? Zachem ogon'ki mezhdu nimi gorjat? Mel'kajut, migajut, — i snova ikh net. I snova zabrezzhil bluzhdajushchij svet. Polnochnoj poroj kamyshi shelestjat. V nikh zhaby gnezdjatsja, v nikh zmei svistjat. V bolote drozhit umirajushchij lik. To Mesjac bagrovyj pechal'no ponik. I tinoj zapakhlo. I syrost' polzjot. Trjasina zamanit, sozhmjot, zasosjot. «Kogo? Dlja chego?» — kamyshi govorjat. «Zachem ogon'ki mezhdu nami gorjat?» No Mesjac pechal'nyj bezmolvno ponik. Ne znajet. Sklonjajet vsjo nizhe svoj lik. I, vzdokh povtorjaja pogibshej dushi, Tosklivo, besshumno, shurshat kamyshi.
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Text Authorship:
- by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942), "Камыши", appears in В безбрежности (V bezbrezhnosti), in 2. За пределы (Za predely), no. 4 [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 Borys Mykolayovych Lyatoshynsky (1895 - 1968), "Камыши", op. 8 (Два романси для низького голосу, струнного квартету, кларнета, валторни та арфи на сл. К. Бальмонта) no. 1 [ low voice, string quartet, clarinet, horn, and harp ], also set in Ukrainian (Українська) [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in Ukrainian (Українська), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Borys Mykolayovych Lyatoshynsky.
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