by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880 - 1921)
I opjat' idut dvenadcat'
Language: Russian (Русский)
I opjat' idut dvenadcat', Za plechami — ruzh'eca. Lish' u bednogo ubijcy Ne vidat' sovsem lica… Vsjo bystreje i bystreje Utoraplivajet shag. Zamotal platok na sheje — Ne opravit'sja nikak… — Chto, tovarishch, ty ne vesel? — Chto, druzhok, otoropel? — Chto, Petrukha, nos povesil, Ili Kat'ku pozhalel? — Okh, tovarishchi, rodnye, `Etu devku ja ljubil… Nochki chernye, khmel'nye S `etoj devkoj provodil… — Iz-za udali bedovoj V ognevykh jejo ochakh, Iz-za rodinki puncovoj Vozle pravogo plecha, Zagubil ja, bestolkovyj, Zagubil ja sgorjacha… akh! — Ish', stervec, zavel sharmanku, Chto ty, Pet'ka, baba, chto l'? — Verno, dushu naiznanku Vzdumal vyvernut'? Izvol'! — Podderzhi svoju osanku! — Nad soboj derzhi kontrol'! — Ne takoje nynche vremja, Chtoby njanchit'sja s toboj! Potjazhele budet bremja Nam, tovarishch dorogoj! — I Petrukha zamedljajet Toroplivye shagi… On golovku vskidaváet, On opjat' poveselel… `Ekh, `ekh! Pozabavit'sja ne grekh! Zapirajte jetazhi, Nynche budut grabezhi! Otmykajte pogreba — Guljajet nynche golyt'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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