Translation by Lidiya Vladimirovna Zhdanova
Staraja Riga
Language: Russian (Русский) after the Latvian (Latviešu valoda)
Zdes' teni poveshennykh, zdes' otblesk kostrov i smekh inkvizitorov v vozdukhe nositsja. Zdes' kamni pomnjat, skol' byl surov tjazhelyj shag krestonoscjov. Zdes' s krysh cherepichnykh drevnikh cerkvej v grozu, kogda livni l'jut, na vsekh magistrov, na vsekh carej sem' stoletij pljujut.
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Text Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in Latvian (Latviešu valoda) by Imants Auzins [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by S. Chebotarev , "Старая Рига" [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-19
Line count: 11
Word count: 41