by Alexei Vasilyevich Timofeyev (1812 - 1883)
Baba staraya
Language: Russian (Русский)
«Zalomlyu nabekren` shapku barxatnu; Zaguzhu, zabrenchu v gusli zvonkie! Pobegu, polechu k krasny'm devushkam! Progulyayu s utra do polunochi! Propiruyu s zari do nochnoj zvezdy', Pribegu, prilechu s pesnej, s posvistom! Ne uznaet menya Baba staraya!» «Polno, polno tebe poxvalyat`sya, knyaz`! Mudrena ya, toska, ne sxoronish`sya! V cherny'j les prevrashhu krasny'x devushek, V grobovuyu dosku gusli zvonkie, Issushu, izorvu serdce bujnoe, Prezhde smerti sgonyu tebya so svetu! Izvedu ya tebya, baba staraya!»
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- by Alexei Vasilyevich Timofeyev (1812 - 1883) [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 Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky (1813 - 1869), "Баба старая" [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2021-08-25
Line count: 14
Word count: 72