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by Władysław Broniewski (1897 - 1962)

Smuga cienia
Language: Polish (Polski) 
Przeleciał ptak rzucająć cień na
otwarte okno, pełne dnia.
Więc tak? Więc znowu dal wiosenna,
a oczom w niebie nie ma dna?

A ruń! A zieleń! Toż to istna
zagłada w morzu traw i drzew!
Daleko, miła, iść a iść nam
w brzozowy szept, wierzbowy śpiew.

Daleko iść i żyć nam długo.
Minęło życia pół?... No tak...
I właśnie w oknie cienia smugą
przeleciał kracząc czarny ptak.

Text Authorship:

  • by Władysław Broniewski (1897 - 1962) [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 Grażyna Bacewicz-Biernacka (1909 - 1969), "Smuga cienia", 1949, first performed 1949 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 67

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