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by Yakov Petrovich Polonsky (1819 - 1898)

Solnce i mesjac
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Noch'ju v kolybel' mladenca 
Mesjac luch svoj zaronil.
«Otchego tak svetit Mesjac?«
Robko on [menja]1 sprosil.

[V]1 den'-den'skoj ustalo Solnce 
I skazal jemu Gospod':
«Ljag, [zasni]2, i za toboju 
Vse zadremlet, vse zasnjot.»

I vzmolilos' Solnce bratu: 
«Brat moj, Mecjac zolotoj,
Ty zazhgi fonar' -- i noch'ju
Obojdi [ty kraj zemnoj]1.

Kto tam molitsja, kto plachet,
Kto meshajet ljudjam spat',
Vse razvedaj -- i poutru
Prikhodi i daj mne znat'.»

Solnce spit, a Mesjac khodit,
Storozhit zemnoj pokoj. 
Zavtra zh rano-rano k bratu
Postuchitsja brat men'shoj.

Stuk-stuk-stuk! -- Otvorjat dveri.
«Solnce, vstan' -- grachi letjat,
Petukhi davno propeli --
I k zautreni zvonjat.»

Solnce vstanet, Solnce sprosit:
«Chto, golubchik, bratec moj,
Kak tebja gospod'-bog nosit?
Chto ty bleden? chto s toboj?»

I nachnjot rasskaz svoj Mesjac
Kto i kak sebja vedjot.
Jesli noch' byla spokojna,
Solnce veselo vzojdjot.

Jesli zh net -- vzojdjot v tumane, 
Veter dunet, dozhd' pojdjot, 
V sad guljat' ne vyjdjot njanja 
I ditja ne povedjot.

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•   A. Gretchaninov 

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1 omitted by Gretchaninov.
2 Gretchaninov: "usni"

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Text Authorship:

  • by Yakov Petrovich Polonsky (1819 - 1898), "Солнце и месяц", written 1841 [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 Aleksandr Tikhonovich Gretchaninov (1864 - 1956), "Солнце и месяц", op. 16 no. 2, published 1898 [ SSAA chorus and piano ], from Dva Khora a cappella, no. 2, Leipzig, Belaieff [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Catulle Mendès) , "Le soleil et la lune", appears in Petits poèmes russes, in 8. Polonski, no. 2, Paris, G. Charpentier et E. Fasquelle, first published 1893


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-09-21
Line count: 36
Word count: 159

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