by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942)
Stolby'
Language: Russian (Русский)
Pri more chyornom stoyat stolby'. Stolby' iz kamnya. Chislo ix vosem`. Prixodyat chasto syuda raby'. I sonmy' yuny'x nesut groby'. Bledneyut zimy'. I shepchet osen`. Poroj i zveri syuda dojdut. Poroj primchitsya syuda i pticza. I zatoskuyut. Chto delat` tut? Pojdut, zabrodyat i upadut, I upadut, ustav stremit`sya, Ustav kruzhit`sya. Pri more chyornom stoyat stolby'. Ot dnej dodnevny'x. Chislo ix grozno. Chislo ix veshhe sred` chisl sud`by'. I ix znachen`e na krik mol`by': ,,Navek. Bezglasnost`.`` ,,Vrazhdebnost`.`` ,,Pozdno. Pozdno.``
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- by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942) [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 Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev (1891 - 1953), "Столбы", op. 36 no. 5 (1921), from Cinq poèmes pour voix et piano, no. 5, also set in French (Français) [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) CAT and by Lina Ivanovna Ljubera Codina-Prokof'eva (1897 - 1989) CAT ; composed by Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev.
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