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possibly by Aleksandr Porfir'yevich Borodin (1833 - 1887)

Spjaščaja Knjažna
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Spit, spit v lesu gluchom,
spit knjažna volšebnym snom,
spit pod krovom tëmnoj noči,
son skoval ej krepko oči.
Spit, spit.

Vot i les gluchoj očnulsja,
s dikim smechom vdrug prosnulsja
ved'm i lešich šumnyj roj
i promčalsja nad knjažnoj.

Liš' knjažna v lesu gluchom
spit vse tem že mërtvym snom.
Spit, spit.

Sluch prošël, čto v les dremučij
bogatyr' pridët mogučij,
čary siloj sokrušit,
son volšebnyj pobedit
i knjažnu osvobodit, osvobodit.

No prochodjat dni za dnjami,
gody idut za godami...
Ni duši živoj krugom,
vse ob"jato mërtvym snom.

Tak knjažna v lesu gluchom
ticho spit glubokim snom;
son skoval ej krepko oči,
spit ona i dni, i noči.
Spit, spit.

I nikto ne znaet, skorol'
čas udarit probužden'ja.

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Text Authorship:

  • possibly by Aleksandr Porfir'yevich Borodin (1833 - 1887) [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 Porfir'yevich Borodin (1833 - 1887), "Спящая Княжна", 1867, published 1870 [high voice and piano], Moscow, Jurgenson ; title in French: "La princesse endormie" ("Dans le bois ténébreux") [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 28
Word count: 119

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