by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942)
Gnomy'
Language: Russian (Русский)
Na lugu bol`shiya kuchi Svezhevy'ry'toj zemli. Leto. Zharko. Polden` zhguchij. Dy'm stoit vdali. Kto zdes` ry'lsya? Mozhet, gnomy'? Vsej smeshnoj tolpoj svoej Stroyat nizhniya xoromy' Dlya svoix czarej? Goroda vo t`me vozvodyat, Stroyat zamki pod zemlej, I, urodlivy'e, Xodyat pod moej nogoj? Zazhigayut vy'rezny'ya lampy' V parstve temnoty'? Tak e`to gnomy'? Net oshibsya. To slepy'e chyorny'e kroty'.
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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 Aleksandr Tikhonovich Gretchaninov (1864 - 1956), "Гномы", op. 47 no. 6. [text verified 1 time]
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