Translation by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841)
Ballada
Language: Russian (Русский)  after the German (Deutsch)
Iz vorot vy'ezzhayut tri vityazya v ryad, uvy'! Iz okna tri krasotki vo sled im glyadyat: prosti! Naprasno v boyax oni l`yut svoyu krov` - uvy'! Razluka prishla - i devich`ya lyubov` prosti! Uzh tri vityazya novy'x v vorota speshat, uvy'! I krasotki pechali svoej govoryat: prosti!
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Authorship:
- by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841), "Баллада", written 1832 [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Drei Reiter am Tor", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Georgy Mikhailovich Rimsky-Korsakov (1901 - 1965), "Баллада", 1936 [ vocal trio with piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2021-08-25
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Word count: 47