by Afanasy Afanas'yevich Fet (1820 - 1892)
Zmej
Language: Russian (Русский)
Čut' večerneju rosoju Osypaetsja trava, Češet kosu, moet šeju Černobrovaja vdova. I ne svodit u okoška S neba tëmnogo očej, -- I letit, svivajas' v kol'ca, V jarkich iskrach dlinnyj zmej. I šumit vsë bliže, bliže, I nad vdov'inym dvorom, Nad solomennoju kryšej, Rassypaetsja ognëm. I okno totčas zatvorit Černobrovaja vdova; Tol'ko slyšatsja v svetlice Poceluj da slova...
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Authorship:
- by Afanasy Afanas'yevich Fet (1820 - 1892), "Змей", first published 1847 [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 Anton Stepanovich Arensky (1861 - 1906), "Змей", op. 64 no. 5. [text verified 1 time]
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