by Sergei Aleksandrovich Esenin (1895 - 1925)
Papirosniki
Language: Russian (Русский)
Ulicy pechal'nye, Sugroby da moroz. Sorvancy otchajannye S lotkami papiros. Grjaznykh ulic stranniki V zabave zloj igry, Vse oni -- karmanniki, Vesjolye vory. Tekh ploshchad' -- na Nikitskoj, A `etikh -- na Tverskoj. Stojat s tosklivym svistom Oni tam den'-den'skoj1. Snujut po vsem pritonam I, uluchiv dosug, Chitajut Pinkertona Za kruzhkoj piva vslukh. [Puskaj ot piva gor'ko, Oni bez piva -- vdryzg. Vse bredjat N'ju-Jorkom Vsekh tjanet v San-Francisk.]2 [Potom]3 opjat' pechal'no Vykhodjat na moroz Sorvancy otchajannye S lotkami papiros.
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1 Sviridov adds "Stojat, stojat tam den'-den'skoj."
2 omitted by Sviridov.
3 Sviridov: "S utra"
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1 Sviridov adds "Stojat, stojat tam den'-den'skoj."
2 omitted by Sviridov.
3 Sviridov: "S utra"
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Authorship:
- by Sergei Aleksandrovich Esenin (1895 - 1925), "Папиросники", first published 1923 [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 Georgiy Vasil'yevich Sviridov (1915 - 1998), "Папиросники" [sung text checked 1 time]
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