by Stepan Gavrilovich Petrov (1869 - 1941), as Скиталец (Skitalec)
Četvero
Language: Russian (Русский)
Kak mat' umirala, — detej sozyvala, Svoich četverych synovej. «Nu, deti, živite, menja schoronite, Da tol'ko živite družnej! Otec i vy sami — vse byli krest'jane, I vse — ne imeli zemli... Dobilis' by, čto li, zemel'ki i voli!..» I mat' na kladbišče snesli. Mež tem vsë prosnulos', vsja Rus' vskolychnulas', Vsja Rus' zadymilas' v ogne... I vsë sotrjasalos' i v uzel svivalos', Kak v strašnom, čudoviščnom sne... Byl staršij poėtom... K narodnym zavetam, Gremja, ego pesni neslis'... Vtoroj byl surovym... žëg ognennym slovom, A dvoe — za ruž'ja vzjalis'. Odin byl «zamešan», sudim i povešen, Vtoroj byl zakolot v boju. A dvoe drugie v morozy lichie Pogibli v dalekom kraju. A mat' i ne znala — v mogile ležala, V grobu, pod tjaželoj zemlej... Ne znala, čto v pole za zemlju i volju Zaryli ich rannej zarej!
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Text Authorship:
- by Stepan Gavrilovich Petrov (1869 - 1941), as Скиталец (Skitalec), "Четверо", written 1905 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Vladimir Ivanovich Pol (1875 - 1962), "Четверо", op. 3 no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
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