by Apollon Nikolayevich Maykov (1821 - 1897)
Menestrel`
Language: Russian (Русский)
Zhil-by'l menestrel` v Provansal`skoj zemle, V pochete on zhil pri samom korole... ,,Molchite, proklyaty'e struny'!`` Korol` by'l ne rovnya drugim korolyam, Svoj rod vozvodil on k bessmertny'm bogam... ,,Molchite, proklyaty'e struny'!`` I doch` on, krasaviczu Bertu imel... Smotrel lish` na Bertu pevecz, kogda pel... ,,Molchite, proklyaty'e struny'!`` Kogda zhe on pel, to drozhala ona - To vspy'xnet ognyom, to kak mramor bledna... ,,Molchite, proklyaty'e struny'!`` I sam imperator posvatalsya k nej... Glyadit menestrel` vsyo ugryumej i zlej... ,,Molchite, proklyaty'e struny'!`` Dan znak menestrelyu kogda budet bal Chtob v temnoj allee u grota on zhdal... ,,Molchite, proklyaty'e struny'!`` Chto by'lo, ch`yu ruku lobzal on v slezax I chej poceluj u nego na ustax - ,,Molchite, proklyaty'e struny'!`` Chto kesarya znachit vnezapny'j ot``ezd, Chej v sklepe famil`nom stoit novy'j krest - ,,Molchite, proklyaty'e struny'!`` Iz kaznej kakuyu korol` izobrel, O chyom s palachom dolgo rechi on vel - ,,Molchite, proklyaty'e struny'!`` Pogib menestrel`, bedny'j veshnij czvetok Korol` dazhe lyutnyu razbil sam i szhyog.. ,,Molchite, proklyaty'e struny'!`` I lyutnyu on szhyog, no ne greza, ne son - Vezde ego lyutni presleduet zvon... ,,Molchite, proklyaty'e struny'!`` On sly'shit: nezrimy'e struny' zvuchat I strashny'e yasno slova govoryat... ,,Molchite, proklyaty'e struny'!`` Ne est on, ne p`et on, i nochi ne spit Molchit, - lish` poroj, kak bezumny'j, krichit: ,,Molchite, proklyaty'e struny'!``
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Authorship:
- by Apollon Nikolayevich Maykov (1821 - 1897), "Менестрель" [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 Nikolay Yakovlevich Afanasyev (1821 - 1898), "Менестрель" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton Stepanovich Arensky (1861 - 1906), "Менестрель", subtitle: "Провансальский романс", op. 17 (Четыре романса (Chetyre romansa) = 4 romances) no. 1 [ contralto or bass and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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