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by Anton Antonovich Delvig (1798 - 1831)

Čto, krasotka molodaja
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Čto, krasotka molodaja,
Čto ty, svetik, plačeš'?
Čto golovušku, vzdychaja,
K beloj ručke kloniš'?
Ili slovom, ili vzorom
JA tebja obidel?
Il' neskromnym razgovorom
Vvel pri ljudjach v krasku?
Net, ležit toska inaja
U tebja na serdce!
Net, kručinušku druguju
Ty složila v mysli!

Ty ne chočeš', ne želaeš'
Molodcu otkryt'sja,
Ty boiš'sja milu drugu
Zapovedat' tajnu!
Ne slychali l' zlye ljudi
Našich razgovorov?
Ne sprosili l' zlye ljudi
U otca rodnogo?
Ne sprosili l' supostaty
U tvoej rodimoj:
«Čej u nej na ručke persten'?
Č'ja v povjazke lenta?

Lenta, lentočka cvetnaja
S zolotoj kajmoju;
Persten' s čern'ju raspisnoju
S čistym izumrudom?»
Ne tomi, otkroj pričinu
Slez tvoich gorjučich!
Perelej v moe ty serdce
Vsju tosku-kručinu,
Perelej tosku kručinu
Sladkim poceluem –
My vdvoem tosku-kručinu
Legče rastoskuem.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Anton Antonovich Delvig (1798 - 1831), "Русская песня", first published 1823 [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 Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (1804 - 1857), "Что, красотка молодая", 1827 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Vladimir Timofeyevich Sokolov (1830 - 1890), "Что, красотка молодая" [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 36
Word count: 127

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