by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841)
Посреди небесных тел
Language: Russian (Русский)
Посреди небесных тел Лик луны туманный, Как он кругл и как он бел, Точно блин с сметаной. Кажду ночь она в лучах Путь проходит млечный. Видно, там, на небесах, Масленица вечно!
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- by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841), no title, written 1840 [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 Vasil'yevich Mosolov (1900 - 1973), "Посреди небесных тел" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948 - 2020), "Луна", op. 159 no. 5 (2008-9) [ voice and violoncello ], from Ot sosny do luny, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov) , "The moon", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-11-04
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Word count: 31