Kazak (Pushkin, set by E. Nápravník, A. Verstovsky) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


 Raz, polunoshchnoj poroju,
    Skvoz' tuman i mrak,
 Jekhal tikho nad rekoju
    Udaloj kazak.

 Cherna shapka na bekrene,
    Ves' zhupan v pyli.
 Pistolety pri kolene,
    Sablja do zemli.

 Vernyj kon', uzdy ne chuja,
    Shagom vystupal;
 Grivu dolguju volnuja,
     Uglubljalsja vdal'.

 Vot pred nim dve, tri izbushki, - 
    Vyloman zabor;
 Zdes' - doroga k derevushke,
    Tam - v dremuchij bor.

 ,,Ne najdu v lesu devicy, - 
    Dumal khvat Denis: - 
 Uzh krasavicy v svetlicy
    Na noch' ubralis'.``

 Shevel'nul Donec uzdoju,
    Shporoj prikol'nul,
 I pomchalsja kon' streloju,
    K izbam zavernul.

 V oblakakh luna srebrila
     Dal'ni nebesa;
 Pod oknom sidit unyla
    Devica-krasa.

 Khrabryj vidit krasnu devu;
    Serdce b'jotsja v nem,
 Kon' tikhon'ko k levu, k levu - 
    Vot uzh pod oknom.

 ,,Noch' stanovitsja temnee,
    Skrylasja luna.
 Vyd', kokhanochka, skoreje,
    Napoji konja.``

 ,,Net! k muzhchine molodomu
    Strashno podojti,
 Strashno vydti mne iz domu,
    Konju dat' vody.``

 ,,Ax! nebos', devica krasna,
    S milym podruzhis'!``
 ,,Noch' krasavicam opasna.``
    ,,Radost'! ne strashis'!

 Ver', kokhanochka, pustoje;
    Lozhnyj strakh otbros'!
 Tratish' vremja zolotoje;
    Milaja, nebos'!

 Sjad' na borzogo, s toboju
     V dal'nij edu kraj;
 Budesh' schastliva so mnoju:
     S drugom vsjudu raj.``

 Chto zhe devica? Sklonilas', 
    Pobedila strakh,
 Robko ekhat' soglasilas'.
    Schastliv stal kazak.

 Poskakali, poleteli.
     Druzhku drug ljubil;
 Byl jej veren dve nedeli,
    V tret'ju izmenil.

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Authorship

Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799-1837)

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Eduard Frantsevich Nápravník (1839-1916)

Aleksei Nikolayevich Verstovsky (1799-1862)

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