Toska stepej
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Zvuk zurny zvenit, zvenit, zvenit, zvenit,
Zvon steblej, kovyl', pojot, pojot, pojot,
Serp vremjon gorit, skvoz' son, gorit, gorit,
Sljoznyj ston rastjot, rastjot, rastjot, rastjot.

Dal' stepej, ne mig, ne chas, ne den', ne god,
Shir' stepej, no net, no net, no net putej,
T'ma nochej, nemoj, nemoj tot zvjozdnyj svod,
Rovnost' dnej, v nikh zov, no chej, no chej, no chej?

Mat', otec, gde vse, gde vse — sem'i mojej?
Son vesny — blesnul, no spit, no spit, no spit,
Dal' zovjot, za nej, zovjot, za nej, za nej,
Zvuk zurny zvenit, zvenit, zvenit, zvenit.

Confirmed with К. Д. Бальмонт, Зарево зорь, — М: Гриф, 1912.


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