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by Nikolai Mikhailovich Yazykov (1803 - 1846)

Bojcy sadjatsja na konej
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Bojcy sadjatsja na konej;
Bajana deva obnimajet,
Ona molchit, ona vzdykhajet,
I slezy gradom iz ochej.

"Proshchaj, proshchaj! Idu na bitvu,
Ljubi menja, moja krasa!

Molis', uslyshat nebesa
Tvoju nevinnuju molitvu!"

Khor:
 I rat' na rodinu prishla;
 Bajana deva obnimajet,
 I rat' na rodinu prishla;
 Bajana deva obnimajet.

Shchita, vruchennogo toboj,
Bulat vraga ne pererubit;
Tebja pevec tvoj ne razljubit
I ne izmenitsja dushoj.

Oni rasstalis', pyl' gustaja
Polja pokryla, kak tuman.
Vragi, vam polno zhdat' slavjan;
Vam polno spat', brega Dunaja!

Khor:
 Otradno grud' jejo vzdykhajet,
 I devy radost' ozhila.
 Otradno grud' jejo vzdykhajet,
 I devy radost' ozhila.

Vzoshla dennica, vspykhnul boi,
Drozhit shirokaja dolina,
O grek, strashna tvoja sud'bina,
Ty ne vorotish'sja domoj!

Valjatsja vsadniki i koni,
Bulat drobitsja o bulat,
I pal uzhasno supostat
Pri shume jarostnoj pogoni.

Bajan otcam ne izmenil
Na pole gibeli i chesti:
Moguchij vrag udarom mesti
Jego shchita ne sokrushil.

Gordynja sil'nogo smirilas':
Jemu ne prazdnovat' vojny.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Nikolai Mikhailovich Yazykov (1803 - 1846), written 1823, appears in Песнь Баяна (Pesnj' Bajana) [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 Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Aliabev (1787 - 1851), "Бойцы садятся на коней", 1834 [ voice and chorus and piano? ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-05-23
Line count: 40
Word count: 155

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