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by Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky (1783 - 1852)

Kol'co duši devicy
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Kol'co duši devicy
JA v more uronil:
S moim kol'com ja sčast'e
Zemnoe pogubil. 

Mne, dav ego, skazala:
,,Nosi, ne zabyvaj;
Poka tvoë kolečko,
Menja svoej sčitaj!`` 

Ne v dobryj čas ja nevod
Stal v more poloskat';
Kol'co jurknulo v vodu;
Iskal... no gde syskat'?! 

S tech por my kak čužie,
Pridu k nej - ne gljadit,
S tech por moë vesel'e
Na dne morskom ležit. 

O, veter polunočnyj,
Prosnisja! bud' mne drug! 
Schvati so dna kolečko
I vykati na lug. 

Včera ej žalko stalo,
Našla menja v slezach,
I čto-to, kak byvalo,
Zažglos' u nej v glazach. 

Ko mne podsela s laskoj,
Mne ruku podala,
I čto-to ej chotelos'
Skazat', no ne mogla. 

Na čto tvoja mne laska,
Na čto mne tvoj privet? 
Ljubvi, ljubvi choču ja... 
Ljubvi-to net i net. 

Išči, kto chočet, v more
Bogatych jantarej... 
A mne - moë kolečko
S nadeždoju moej.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky (1783 - 1852), "Песня", first published 1816 [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 Aleksandrovich Aliabev (1787 - 1851), "Кольцо души девицы" [
     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: 36
Word count: 145

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