by Apollon Nikolayevich Maykov (1821 - 1897)
Menestrel'
Language: Russian (Русский)
Zhil-byl menestrel' v Provansal'skoj zemle, V pochete on zhil pri samom korole... ,,Molchite, prokljatye struny!`` Korol' byl ne rovnja drugim koroljam, Svoj rod vozvodil on k bessmertnym bogam... ,,Molchite, prokljatye struny!`` I doch' on, krasavicu Bertu imel... Smotrel lish' na Bertu pevec, kogda pel... ,,Molchite, prokljatye struny!`` Kogda zhe on pel, to drozhala ona - To vspykhnet ognjom, to kak mramor bledna... ,,Molchite, prokljatye struny!`` I sam imperator posvatalsja k nej... Gljadit menestrel' vsjo ugrjumej i zlej... ,,Molchite, prokljatye struny!`` Dan znak menestrelju kogda budet bal Chtob v temnoj alleje u grota on zhdal... ,,Molchite, prokljatye struny!`` Chto bylo, ch'ju ruku lobzal on v slezakh I chej poceluj u nego na ustakh - ,,Molchite, prokljatye struny!`` Chto kesarja znachit vnezapnyj ot"ezd, Chej v sklepe famil'nom stoit novyj krest - ,,Molchite, prokljatye struny!`` Iz kaznej kakuju korol' izobrel, O chjom s palachom dolgo rechi on vel - ,,Molchite, prokljatye struny!`` Pogib menestrel', bednyj veshnij cvetok Korol' dazhe ljutnju razbil sam i szhjog.. ,,Molchite, prokljatye struny!`` I ljutnju on szhjog, no ne greza, ne son - Vezde jego ljutni presledujet zvon... ,,Molchite, prokljatye struny!`` On slyshit: nezrimye struny zvuchat I strashnye jasno slova govorjat... ,,Molchite, prokljatye struny!`` Ne jest on, ne p'et on, i nochi ne spit Molchit, - lish' poroj, kak bezumnyj, krichit: ,,Molchite, prokljatye 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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