Ballada (Turgenev, set by A. Rubinstein) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Pered vojevodoj molcha on stojit,
Golovu potupil, sumrachno gljadit;
S plech moguchikh snjali barkhatnyj kaftan,
Krov' strujitsja tikho iz shirokikh ran.

Skovan po nogam on, skovan po rukam,
Znat', jemu ne ryskat' noch'ju po lesam!
Dumajet on dumu, dyshit tjazhelo:
Plokho!... vidno, vremja dobroje proshlo.

Chto, popalsja paren'? Dolgo zh ty guljal!
Dolgo mne v teneta volk ne zabegal!
Chto zh priumolk ty? Slyshal ja ne raz:
Pesenki ty master pet' v veselyj chas;
Ty na lad segodnja vrjadli popadesh'...
Zavtra my uslyshim, kak ty zapojesh'.

Vzgovoril on mrachno: Ne uslyshish', net!
Zavtra pet' ne budu, zavtra mne ne sled;
Zavtra umirat' mne smertiju likhoj;
Sam ty zapojesh', chaj, s radosti takoj!

My pevali pesni, kak iz lesa shli,
Kak kupcov s tovarom my v ovrag veli...
Ty b nas tut poslushal, ladno peli my;
Da ne dolgo pesnej teshilis' kupcy...

Da jeshchjo peval ja v domike tvojom;
Zapival ja pesni vsje tvojim vinom;
Zajedal ja charku khozjajskoj jedoj;
Celovalsja sladko da s tvojej zhenoj!

Show Cyrillic (Покажите текст в кириллице)
Note on Transliteration

Authorship

Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (1818-1883)

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

Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829-1894)

Added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

Gentle Reminder

This project is not funded. If you found the information here useful, please consider making a donation. Your gift is greatly appreciated!
- Emily

I also have a wishlist at Amazon.ca.