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Korol'ki

Language: Russian

Kak poshjol ja s kazakami,
Ganna govorila:
Za tebja ja so slezami
Boga umolila:
Ty vernjosh'sja s pervoj bitvy
Vesjol i zdoroz -
Privezi zh mne za molitvy
Nitku korol'kov!

Bog poslal nam atamana:
Srazu my razbili
V pukh i prakh vse vojsko khana,
Gorod poloni li, 
Sbili krepkije vorota -
Pir dlja kazakov!
U menja odna zabota
Nika korol'kov!

Vdrug sama v glaza [blesnula]1
Znat' pomog vsevyshnij -
I sama mne v gorst' jurknula
Aloj, krupnoj vishnej.
Ja dobychu krepko stisnul,
Da i byl takov:
Prjamo k Ganne step'ju svistnul
S nitkoj korol'kov.

I ne sprashival ja broda,
Gati ili mosta...
Zvon u nashego prikhoda;
Ljud valit s pogosta -
I krichit mne vsja gromada
Sotnej golosov:
Ganna tam - i jej ne nado
Nitki korol'kov!

Serdce szhalos', zamiraja,
V grudi razdroblennoj,
I upal s konja, rydaja,
Ja [pred]2 ikonoj! o pashchade 
Ja molil bez slov
I povesil na oklade
Nitku korol'kov.


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1 Mey: "sverknula"
2 Mey: "pered"

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

Date added to the website: 2003-11-03.

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