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by Vyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanov (1866 - 1949)

Son materi‑pusty'ni
Language: Russian (Русский) 
V ony' veki, pred tem kak rodit`sya
Ot Prechistoj Gospodu Isusu,
Son prisnilsya Materi-Pusty'ne.
Spit Pusty'nya v razdol`e shirokom,
Po lesochkam kudri razmetala,
Raskinulas` po stepyam zeleny'm;
Nogi moet ej sinee more,
Na ustax aleyut yasny' zori.

I snitsya Pusty'ne, budto vy'ros
Rozov czvetik u nee iz serdcza;
A s podnebes`ya ruka prosterlas`,
Budto s koren`em czvet vy'ry'vaet.
Oblivalas` Mater` aloj krov`yu,
Lezhit vsya v krovi i gor`ko tuzhit,
Ne o boli, o czvete zhaleet.

Upadal tut s lazoreva neba
Lazorevy'j kamen`, biryuzovy'j;
Zapadal v bely' grudi, do serdcza,
I zaleg tyazhely'j v samom serdce.
Tyagotit kamen` grud`, raspiraet;
Svoyu dushen`ku zovet Pusty'nya,
Vozdy'xaet smertny'm vozdy'xan`em:
``Vojdi mne v serdce, maloe chado,
V moe serdce, v lazorevy'j kamen`;
A uzh telo moe kameneet``.

Poshla dusha v lazorevy'j kamen`,
A vxodit v lazorevoe nebo,
V goluby'e, svetly'e chertogi.
Aleetsya v chertoge poslednem,
Rovno solnce, prestol svetozarny'j;
Stoit chasha na svyatom prestole,
A nad chashej kruzhit bely'j golub`,
Derzhit golub` rozov czvet chervleny'j.

Xochet kriknut` dusha Mat`-Pusty'nyu,
A ona tut sama u prestola,
Oblachennaya v beluyu rizu;
``Dnes` ya, — molvit, — ne Mat`, a Nevesta``.
I gorlicej dusha 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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