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by Maria Konopnicka (1842 - 1910)

Na śniegu
Language: Polish (Polski) 
Gdybym srebrne piórko miała,
Tobym w szronie je maczała,
W rannym szronie, na tej łące,
Gdzie brylanty leżą drżące,
Leżą drżące, rozsypane,
Bladem słonkiem malowane,
Na naszej łące!

Gdybym srebrne piórko miała,
Na kryształebym pisała,
Na krysztale, na tej wodzie,
Co stanęła w jasnym lodzie,
Ani idzie, ani płynie,
Tylko szemrze gdzieś w głębinie,
Na naszej wodzie!

Do zimowej bo piosenki
Ni mi kwiecia, ni jutrzenki,
Ni błękitów tego nieba,
Tylko śnieżnych pól mi trzeba,
Tylko zmarzłych pereł szronu,
Tylko bicia śmierci dzwonu,
Tylko łez trzeba!

Text Authorship:

  • by Maria Konopnicka (1842 - 1910), "Na śniegu" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Mieczysław Karłowicz (1876 - 1909), "Na śniegu", op. 1 no. 3 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-08-15
Line count: 21
Word count: 86

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