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by Nikolaj Makarovich Olejnikov (1898 - 1937)

Poslanie, odobryayushhee strizhku volos
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Our translations:  LIT
Esli ptichke xvost otrezat` —
Ona prosto zapoyot.
Esli serdce pererezat` —
Obyazatel`no umryot!

Ty' ne ptichka, no tvoj lokon —
E`to tot zhe ptichij xvost:
On sostavlen iz volokon,
Iz pruzhinok i volos.

Napodobie petrushki
Razukrashen tvoj oval,
Pokry'vaet vsyu makushku
Voloknisty'j mater`yal.

A na samom na zaty'lke
Svetly'j vy'sy'pal pushok.
On xoroshen`kie zhilki
Pokry'vaet na vershok.

O, zovi, zovi skoree
Parikmaxera Matveya!
Pust` oznachenny'j Matvej
Na tebya prol`et elej.

(Pod eleem podrazumevaetsya odekolon)

Pust` ego nozhi stal`ny'e
I mashinki zastuchat
I s tvoej roskoshnoj vy'i
Pux nezhnejshij udalyat.

Gde zhe ptichka, gde zhe lokon,
Gde chudesny'j ptichij xvost,
Gde volos moxnaty'j kokon,
Gde pshenicza, gde ovyos?

Gde rastitel`ny'e zlaki,
Obramlyavshie tvoj lob,
Gde volokna-zabiyaki,
Gde petrushka, gde ukrop?

E`ti py'shny'e pridatki,
Chto sverkali chas nazad,
V zhivopisnom besporyadke
Na polu teper` lezhat.

I drozhit Matvej prekrasny'j,
Ukrotitel` shevelyury',
Obnazhiv tvoj lob atlasny'j
I ushej arxitekturu.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Nikolaj Makarovich Olejnikov (1898 - 1937), "Послание, одобряющее стрижку волос" [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 Leonid Arkadyevich Desyatnikov (b. 1955), "Послание, одобряющее стрижку волос", 1989 [ voice and piano ], from Любовь и жизнь поэта (Ljubov' i zhizn' po`eta) = Love and Life of a Poet, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Laiškas, patariantis nusikirpti", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Giedrius Prunskus [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2023-03-21
Line count: 41
Word count: 147

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