by Daniil Ivanovich Kharms (1905 - 1942)
Starukha
Language: Russian (Русский)
Our translations: LIT
Goda i dni begut po krugu. Letit pesok; zvenit reka. Supruga v dom idjot k suprugu. Sedejet brov', drozhit ruka. I svetlyj glaz uzhe slezitsja, na vsjo vokrug gljadja s toskoj. I serdce, zhit' ustav, stremitsja khotja b v zemle najti pokoj. Starukha, gde tvoj chjornyj volos, Tvoj gibkij stan i ljogkij shag? Kuda propal tvoj zvonkij golos, Kol'co s mechom i tvoj kushak? Teper' tebe ves' mir nesnosen, protiven khod godov i dnej. Begi starukha v roshchu sosen i v zemlju lbom lozhis' i tlej.
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Text Authorship:
- by Daniil Ivanovich Kharms (1905 - 1942), "Старуха" [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 Leonid Arkadyevich Desyatnikov (b. 1955), "Старуха", 1989 [ voice and piano ], from Любовь и жизнь поэта (Ljubov' i zhizn' po`eta) = Love and Life of a Poet, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Senė", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2023-03-21
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