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by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880 - 1921)

I opyat` idut dvenadczat`
Language: Russian (Русский) 
I opyat` idut dvenadczat`,
Za plechami — ruzh`ecza.
Lish` u bednogo ubijcy'
Ne vidat` sovsem licza…

Vsyo by'stree i by'stree
Utoraplivaet shag.
Zamotal platok na shee —
Ne opravit`sya nikak…

— Chto, tovarishh, ty' ne vesel?
— Chto, druzhok, otoropel?
— Chto, Petruxa, nos povesil,
Ili Kat`ku pozhalel?

— Ox, tovarishhi, rodny'e,
E`tu devku ya lyubil…
Nochki cherny'e, xmel`ny'e
S e`toj devkoj provodil…

— Iz-za udali bedovoj
V ognevy'x eyo ochax,
Iz-za rodinki punczovoj
Vozle pravogo plecha,
Zagubil ya, bestolkovy'j,
Zagubil ya sgoryacha… ax!

— Ish`, stervecz, zavel sharmanku,
Chto ty', Pet`ka, baba, chto l`?
— Verno, dushu naiznanku
Vzdumal vy'vernut`? Izvol`!
— Podderzhi svoyu osanku!
— Nad soboj derzhi kontrol`!

— Ne takoe ny'nche vremya,
Chtoby' nyanchit`sya s toboj!
Potyazhele budet bremya
Nam, tovarishh dorogoj!

— I Petruxa zamedlyaet
Toroplivy'e shagi…

On golovku vskidaváet,
On opyat` poveselel…

E`x, e`x!
Pozabavit`sya ne grex!

Zapirajte etazhi,
Ny'nche budut grabezhi!

Otmy'kajte pogreba —
Gulyaet ny'nche goly't`ba!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880 - 1921), no title, appears in Стихотворения. Книга третья (1907-1916), in 12. Двенадцать. Скифы (Dvenadcat'. Skify), no. 7, first published 1918 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-03-18
Line count: 42
Word count: 154

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