by Osip Emil'evich Mandelstam (1891 - 1938)
O babochka, o musul'manka
Language: Russian (Русский)
Our translations: ENG
O babochka, o musul'manka, V razrezannom savane vsja — Zhiznjanochka i umiranka, Takaja bol'shaja, sija! S bol'shimi usami kusava Ushla s golovoju v burnus. O, flagom razvernutyj savan, — Slozhi svoi kryl'ja — bojus'!
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Text Authorship:
- by Osip Emil'evich Mandelstam (1891 - 1938), no title, written 1933, appears in Восьмистишия (Vos'mistishija), no. 3 [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 Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948 - 2020), "О бабочка, о мусульманка", op. 53 no. 2, published 1989 [ soprano, flute, horn, harp, and string trio ], from Восьмистишия = Vos'mistishija, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov) , "O butterfly, O Moslem-woman", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Dmitri Smirnov
This text was added to the website: 2008-01-22
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Word count: 34