by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942)
Zaklinanije vody i ognja
Language: Russian (Русский)
Ja svet zazhgu, ja svet zazhgu na `etom beregu. Idi tikhon'ko. Sledi, na kamne jest' voda, Idi so mnoj, s ognem, tuda, s ognem, tuda. Na belom kamne jest' voda, Na belom kamne jest' voda. Idi tikhon'ko. Ruka s rukoj, ruka s rukoj, Zdes' kto-to jest' drugoj. Idi tikhon'ko. Tot kto-to, mozhet, slyshit nas. Sledi, chtob svet nash ne pogas, Chtoby voda ne prolilas'. Tot kto-to, mozhet, slyshit nas. Tot kto-to, mozhet, slyshit, mozhet, slyshit nas. Idi tikhon'ko. My svet nesjom, my svet nesjom, Raby nam noch' so dnjom. Idi tikhon'ko. Sledi, ruka s rukoj tverda, na belom kamne jest' voda. Sveti, idjom s ognem tuda. Sveti, sledi, sledi, sveti. Idi tokhon'ko. Idi tokhon'ko. Idi tokhon'ko...
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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), "Заклинание воды и огня", op. 36 no. 1 (1921), from Cinq poèmes pour voix et piano, no. 1, 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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