by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880 - 1921)
Pokojnik spat' ložitsja
Language: Russian (Русский)
Our translations: ENG
Pokojnik spat' ložitsja
Na beluju postel'.
V okne legko kružitsja
Spokojnaja metel'.
Puchovym vetrom mčitsja
Na snežnuju postel'.
Snežinok legkij puch
Kuda letit, kuda?
Prošli, prošli goda,
Prosti, bessmertnyj duch,
Mjatežnyj vzor i sluch!
Nastalo nikogda.
I otdych, milyj otdych
Legko pril'nul ko mne.
I vozduch, vol'nyj vozduch
Vzdochnul na prostyne.
Prosti, krylatyj duch!
Leti, bessmertnyj puch!
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Text Authorship:
- by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880 - 1921), no title, from the cycle "Arfy I skripki", first published 1909 [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 Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948 - 2020), "Спокойная метель", op. 9 no. 3, published 1972 [ voice and orchestra ], from Shest' stikhotvorenij Aleksandra Bloka, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948 - 2020), "Спокойная метель", op. 9a no. 3, published 1972 [ voice and piano ], from Shest' stikhotvorenij Aleksandra Bloka, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov) , "The calm snowstorm", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Dmitri Smirnov
This text was added to the website: 2008-01-30
Line count: 18
Word count: 57