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Стонет ребёнок... Свеча, нагорая, Тускло мерцает кругом. Целую ночь колыбельку качая, Мать не забылася сном. Раным-ранёхонько в дверь осторожно Смерть сердобольная стук! Вздрогнула мать, оглянулась тревожно... ,,Полно пугаться, мой друг! Бледное утро уж смотрит в окошко... Плача, тоскуя, любля, Ты утомилась, вздремни-ка немножко, Я посижу за тебя. Угомонить ты дитя не сумела. Слаще тебя я спою.`` - ,,Тише! ребёнок мой мечется, бьётся, Душу терзая мою!`` ,,Ну, да со мною он скоро уймётся. Баюшки, баю, баю.`` - ,,Щёчки бледнеют, слабеет дыханье... Да замолчи-же, молю!`` - ,,Доброе знаменье, стихнет страданье, Баюшки, баю, баю.`` ,,Прочь ты, проклятая! Лаской своею сгубишь ты радость мою!`` ,,Нет, мирный сон я младенцу навею. Баюшки, баю, баю.`` - ,,Сжалься, пожди допевать хоть мгновенье, Страшную песню твою!`` ,, Видишь, уснул он под тихое пенье. Баюшки, баю, баю.``
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- by Arseny Arkad'yevich Golenishchev-Kutuzov (1848 - 1913) [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 Modest Petrovich Musorgsky (1839 - 1881), "Колыбельная", 1875-7, from Песни и пляски смерти = Pesni i pljaski smerti, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sergey Rybin) , "Lullaby", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Berceuse", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Hans Schmidt) , "Wiegenlied"
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 128
Et stønnende barn...Stearinlyset brenner ut og kaster et svakt, flakkende lys. Hele natten vugger moren barnet, hun kan ikke sove... I grålysningen kommer forsiktig den trøstende Død på døren og banker! Moren skvetter og snur seg engstelig.. »Vær ikke redd, min venn! Blekt lysner allerede morgenen gjennom vinduet. Gråt og lengsel, smerten -- Du er trøtt. Gå og sov en stund, Jeg skal våke for deg. Du klarte ikke berolige ham, Jeg synger søtere enn deg.« Hysj! Barnet mitt er urolig, Min sjel tortureres! »Vel, med meg han snart blir rolig. Hysj, lille barn, sov nå.« Kinnene blekner, pusten blir svakere, Vær stille, jeg ber deg! »Det er et godt tegn -- hans pine lindres. Hysj, lille barn, sov nå.« Bort, du forbannende! Gjennom din trøst dreper du mitt livs glede. »Nei, jeg bringer ditt barn en rolig drøm, Hysj, lille barn, sov nå.« Nåde, hold nå opp med å synge din forferdelig sang! »Se, jeg har sunget ham i søvn. Hysj, lille barn, sov nå.«
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- Translation from Russian (Русский) to Norwegian (Bokmål) copyright © 2009 by Marianne Beate Kielland, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in Russian (Русский) by Arseny Arkad'yevich Golenishchev-Kutuzov (1848 - 1913)
This text was added to the website: 2009-08-25
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Word count: 164