by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942)
Babočka
Language: Russian (Русский)
Zaletevšaja v komnatu babočka b'ëtsja O prozračnye stekla vozdušnymi kryl'jami. A za steklami nebo rodnoe smeëtsja, I ego ne dostič' nikakimi usil'jami. No smirit'sja nel'zja, i ona ne sdaëtsja, Iz cvetistoj stanovitsja tusklaja, blednaja. Čto že plennice delat' eščë ostaëtsja? Tol'ko bit'sja i bleknut'! O, žalkaja, bednaja!
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Authorship:
- by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942), first published 1899 [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 Nikolai Nikolayevich Cherepnin (1873 - 1945), "Бабочка" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Nikolai Mikhailovich Ladukhin (1860 - 1918), "Бабочка", published 1909 [ chorus ], Moscow: Jurgenson [sung text not yet checked]
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Word count: 47