by Afanasy Afanas'yevich Fet (1820 - 1892)
Zmej
Language: Russian (Русский)
Chut` vecherneyu rosoyu Osy'paetsya trava, Cheshet kosu, moet sheyu Chernobrovaya vdova. I ne svodit u okoshka S neba tyomnogo ochej, -- I letit, svivayas` v kol`cza, V yarkix iskrax dlinny'j zmej. I shumit vsyo blizhe, blizhe, I nad vdov`iny'm dvorom, Nad solomennoyu kry'shej, Rassy'paetsya ognyom. I okno totchas zatvorit Chernobrovaya vdova; Tol`ko sly'shatsya 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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Word count: 57