by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Baben'
Language: Russian (Русский)
Vstan' ty, duren', vstan' ty, baben', polno tebe spati! ,,Chto orjote, vsjo vy vrjote, `eku ran' vstavati!`` Vstan' ty, duren', vstan' ty, baben', vorog pod goroju, step'ju ryshchet, brodu ishchet, tut ne do spokoju. ,,`Eko delo? Ne pospela vrazh'ja pereprava: v rechke omut, vse potonut; nashe delo pravo.`` Vstan' ty, duren', vstan' ty, baben', vorog uzh pod valom, prjach'sja, duren', prygaj, baben', po svoim podvalam. ,,Rob glubokij, val vysokij, tyn po valu strojen. Tyn-to novyj, ves' dubovyj: ja za nim spokojen.`` Vzjali durnja, vzjali babnja, sputali arkanom, sbyli durnja, sdali babnja dal'nim basurmanam. Skachet duren', pljashet baben' pod chuzhuju dudku. Pesnja nasha, milost' vasha... grivna za pogudku.
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by César Antonovich Cui (1835 - 1918), "Бабень", 1915, published 1915. [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-09-11
Line count: 42
Word count: 107