by Nikolai Yakovlevich Agnivtsev (1888 - 1932)
Ballada o korole
Language: Russian (Русский)
Zatyanut shelkom tronny'j zal! Na vsyu stranu segodnya Korol` dayot besschetny'j bal Po milosti Gospodnej. Kak i vsegda, korol` tam by'l Galanten neizmenno, I pered damoj preklonil Vy'sokoe koleno. Stary'j shut, pokosivshis` na zal, Podnyal tonkuyu brov` i skazal: «On vsegda posle bala veselogo Vozvrashhaetsya bez golovy'. Kak legko Vy' teryaete golovu! Ax! Korol`, kak rasseyany' Vy'». Zatyanut krasny'm tronny'j zal! Na vsyu stranu segodnya Narod dayot svoj pervy'j bal Bez milosti Gospodnej. Kak i vsegda, korol` tam by'l Galanten neizmenno, I pod nozhom on preklonil Vy'sokoe koleno. Stary'j shut, pokosivshis` na zal, Podnyal tonkuyu brov` i skazal: «On vsegda posle bala veselogo Vozvrashhaetsya bez golovy'. Kak legko Vy' teryaete golovu, Moj Korol`, kak rasseyany' Vy'!»
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Text Authorship:
- by Nikolai Yakovlevich Agnivtsev (1888 - 1932) [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 Aleksandr Nikolayevich Vertinsky (1889 - 1957), "Баллада о короле" [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-01-22
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Word count: 116