possibly by Lev Nikolayevich Modzalevsky (1837 - 1896) and possibly by Ilya Petrovich Derkachev (1834 - 1914)
Rasskaži, motylëk
Language: Russian (Русский)
Rasskaži, motylëk, Čem živëš' ty, družok? Kak tebe ne ustat' [Den'-den'skoj]1 vsë porchat'? — JA živu sred' lugov, V bleske letnego dnja; Aromaty cvetov — Vot vsja pišča moja! No korotok moj vek — On ne dolee dnja; Bud' že dobr, čelovek, I ne trogaj menja!
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Arensky: "День и ночь"
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Text Authorship:
- possibly by Lev Nikolayevich Modzalevsky (1837 - 1896), "Мотылёк" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- possibly by Ilya Petrovich Derkachev (1834 - 1914), "Мотылёк" [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 Anton Stepanovich Arensky (1861 - 1906), "Расскажи, мотылёк", op. 59 no. 4 [ chorus ], from Шесть детских песен, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2021-04-26
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Word count: 47