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by Vasily Ivanovich Tumansky (1802 - 1860)

Дева
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Как мила её головка
В белом облаке чалмы!
Как пристало ей раздумье
В томный час вечерней тьмы!

Как роскошно алой тканью
Обрисован гибкий стан!
Скажешь: розами одета,
Скажешь: гость волшебных стран.

А глаза - живые звёзды -
Что за нега и краса:
В них сквозь влагу брызжут искры,
Сквозь огонь блестит роса.

Это гурия пророка,
Предвещающая рай;
О гяур! Гляди на деву
И желанием сгорай!

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Note on Transliterations

Text Authorship:

  • by Vasily Ivanovich Tumansky (1802 - 1860), "Дева", first published 1836 [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 Aleksandr Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky (1813 - 1869), "Дева" [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 63

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