by Stepan Gavrilovich Petrov (1869 - 1941), as Скиталец (Skitalec)
Chetvero
Language: Russian (Русский)
Kak mat` umirala, — detej sozy'vala, Svoix chetvery'x sy'novej. «Nu, deti, zhivite, menya sxoronite, Da tol`ko zhivite druzhnej! Otecz i vy' sami — vse by'li krest`yane, I vse — ne imeli zemli... Dobilis` by', chto li, zemel`ki i voli!..» I mat` na kladbishhe snesli. Mezh tem vsyo prosnulos`, vsya Rus` vskoly'xnulas`, Vsya Rus` zady'milas` v ogne... I vsyo sotryasalos` i v uzel svivalos`, Kak v strashnom, chudovishhnom sne... By'l starshij poe`tom... K narodny'm zavetam, Gremya, ego pesni neslis`... Vtoroj by'l surovy'm... zhyog ognenny'm slovom, A dvoe — za ruzh`ya vzyalis`. Odin by'l «zameshan», sudim i poveshen, Vtoroj by'l zakolot v boyu. A dvoe drugie v morozy' lixie Pogibli v dalekom krayu. A mat` i ne znala — v mogile lezhala, V grobu, pod tyazheloj zemlej... Ne znala, chto v pole za zemlyu i volyu Zary'li ix 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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