by Gavriil Romanovich Derzhavin (1743 - 1816)
Russkije devushki
Language: Russian (Русский)
Zrel li ty, pevec Tiiskij! Kak v lugu vesnoj bychka Pljashut devushki rossijski Pod svirel'ju pastushka? Kak, sklonjas' glavami, khodjat, Bashmakami v lad stuchat, Tiho ruki, vzor povodjat I plechami govorjat? Kak ikh lentami zlatymi Chely belye blestjat, Pod zhemchugami dragimi Grudi nezhnye dyshat? Kak skvoz' zhilki golubye L'etsja rozovaja krov', Na lanitakh ognevye Jamki vrezala ljubov'? Kak ikh brovi soboliny, Polnyj iskr sokolij vzgljad, Ikh usmeshka - dushi l'viny I orlov serdca razjat? Kol' by videl dev sikh krasnykh, Ty b grechanok pozabyl I na kryl'jakh sladostrastnykh Tvoj `Erot prikovan byl.
Notes:
Line 1: from Anacreon.
Line 2: бычок - народная пляска. Bychok : literally, "bull"; a folk dance
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Text Authorship:
- by Gavriil Romanovich Derzhavin (1743 - 1816), first published 1799 [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 Lukyanovich Yakovlev (1798 - 1868), "Русские девушки" [sung text checked 1 time]
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Line count: 24
Word count: 91