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by Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva (1892 - 1941)

Palo prenizhe voln
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Palo prenizhe voln
Bremja dnevnoje.
Tikho vzoshli na kholm
Vechnye - dvoje.

Tesno - plecho s plechom -
Vstali v molchan'e.
Dva - pod odnim plashchom -
Khodjat dykhan'ja.

Zavtrashnikh spjashchikh vojn
Vozhd' - i vcherashnikh,
Molcha stojat dvojnoj
Chernoju bashnej.

Zmija mudrej stojat,
Golubja krotche.
- Otche, voz'mi v nazad,
V zhizn' svoju, otche!

Cherez vse nebo - dym
Voinstv Gospodnikh.
Boretsja plashch, dvojnym
Vzdokhom pripodnjat.

Revnost'ju vzor raz"jat,
Molit i ropshchet...
- Otche, voz'mi v zakat,
V noch' svoju, otche!

Prazdnuja nochi vkhod,
Dyshat pustyni.
Tjazhko - kak spelyj plod -
Padajet: - Syne!

Smolklo v svojem khlevu
Stado ljudskoje.
Na zolotom kholmu
Dvoje - v pokoje.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva (1892 - 1941), written 1921 [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 Sofia Gubaidulina (1931 - 2025), "Пало прениже волн", published 1984 [ chorus a cappella ], from Hommage à Marina Tsvetayeva, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2008-05-06
Line count: 32
Word count: 96

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