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Стонет ребёнок... Свеча, нагорая, Тускло мерцает кругом. Целую ночь колыбельку качая, Мать не забылася сном. Раным-ранёхонько в дверь осторожно Смерть сердобольная стук! Вздрогнула мать, оглянулась тревожно... ,,Полно пугаться, мой друг! Бледное утро уж смотрит в окошко... Плача, тоскуя, любля, Ты утомилась, вздремни-ка немножко, Я посижу за тебя. Угомонить ты дитя не сумела. Слаще тебя я спою.`` - ,,Тише! ребёнок мой мечется, бьётся, Душу терзая мою!`` ,,Ну, да со мною он скоро уймётся. Баюшки, баю, баю.`` - ,,Щёчки бледнеют, слабеет дыханье... Да замолчи-же, молю!`` - ,,Доброе знаменье, стихнет страданье, Баюшки, баю, баю.`` ,,Прочь ты, проклятая! Лаской своею сгубишь ты радость мою!`` ,,Нет, мирный сон я младенцу навею. Баюшки, баю, баю.`` - ,,Сжалься, пожди допевать хоть мгновенье, Страшную песню твою!`` ,, Видишь, уснул он под тихое пенье. Баюшки, баю, баю.``
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Note on TransliterationsAuthorship:
- by Arseny Arkad'yevich Golenishchev-Kutuzov (1848 - 1913) [author's text not yet checked 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 Modest Petrovich Musorgsky (1839 - 1881), "Колыбельная", 1875-7, from Песни и пляски смерти = Pesni i pljaski smerti, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sergey Rybin) , "Lullaby", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Berceuse", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Hans Schmidt) , "Wiegenlied"
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 30
Word count: 128
A child is groaning... A candle, burning out, Dimly flickers onto surroundings. The whole night, rocking the cradle, A mother has not dozed away with sleep. Early-early in the morning, carefully, on the door Compassionate Death -- Knock! The mother shuddered, looked back with worry... "Don't get frightened, my dear! Pale morning already looks in the window... With crying, anguishing and loving You have tired yourself, have a little nap, I'll sit instead of you. You've failed to pacify the child. I'll sing sweeter than you" -- "Quiet! My child rushes and struggles, Tormenting my soul!" "Well, with me he'll soon be appeased. Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby." -- "The cheeks are fading, the breath in weakening... Be quiet, I beg you!" -- "That's a good sign, the suffering will quieten, Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby." -- "Be gone, you damned thing! With your tenderness you'll kill my joy!" -- "No, a peaceful sleep I'll conjure up for the baby. Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby." -- "Have pity, wait at least for a moment with finishing your awful song!" -- "Look, he fell asleep with my quiet singing. Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby."
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Based on:
- a text in Russian (Русский) by Arseny Arkad'yevich Golenishchev-Kutuzov (1848 - 1913)
This text was added to the website: 2011-05-20
Line count: 30
Word count: 177