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by Vyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanov (1866 - 1949)

Son materi‑pustyni
Language: Russian (Русский) 
V ony veki, pred tem kak rodit'sja
Ot Prečistoj Gospodu Isusu,
Son prisnilsja Materi-Pustyne.
Spit Pustynja v razdol'e širokom,
Po lesočkam kudri razmetala,
Raskinulas' po stepjam zelenym;
Nogi moet ej sinee more,
Na ustach alejut jasny zori.

I snitsja Pustyne, budto vyros
Rozov cvetik u nee iz serdca;
A s podnebes'ja ruka prosterlas',
Budto s koren'em cvet vyryvaet.
Oblivalas' Mater' aloj krov'ju,
Ležit vsja v krovi i gor'ko tužit,
Ne o boli, o cvete žaleet.

Upadal tut s lazoreva neba
Lazorevyj kamen', birjuzovyj;
Zapadal v bely grudi, do serdca,
I zaleg tjaželyj v samom serdce.
Tjagotit kamen' grud', raspiraet;
Svoju dušen'ku zovet Pustynja,
Vozdychaet smertnym vozdychan'em:
ъVojdi mne v serdce, maloe čado,
V moe serdce, v lazorevyj kamen';
A už telo moe kameneet".

Pošla duša v lazorevyj kamen',
A vchodit v lazorevoe nebo,
V golubye, svetlye čertogi.
Aleetsja v čertoge poslednem,
Rovno solnce, prestol svetozarnyj;
Stoit čaša na svjatom prestole,
A nad čašej kružit belyj golub',
Deržit golub' rozov cvet červlenyj.

Chočet kriknut' duša Mat'-Pustynju,
A ona tut sama u prestola,
Oblačennaja v beluju rizu;
ъDnes' ja, — molvit, — ne Mat', a Nevesta".
I gorlicej duša k nej pril'nula.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Vyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanov (1866 - 1949) [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 Nikolai Nikolayevich Cherepnin (1873 - 1945), "Сон матери-пустыни", op. 50 no. 2 [voice and piano], from Deux legendes mystiques, no. 2. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

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This text was added to the website: 2009-09-15
Line count: 38
Word count: 190

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