O babochka, o musul'manka

O babochka, o musul'manka,
V razrezannom savane vsja —
Zhiznjanochka i umiranka,
Takaja bol'shaja, sija!
S bol'shimi usami kusava
Ushla s golovoju v burnus.
O, flagom razvernutyj savan, —
Slozhi svoi kryl'ja — bojus'!

Show Cyrillic (Покажите текст в кириллице)
Note on Transliteration

by Osip Emil'evich Mandelstam (1891-1938) , 1933

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

by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948-) , "O babochka, o musul'manka", op. 53 no. 2, published 1989 [soprano, flute, horn, harp, and string trio], from Vos'mistishija, no. 2.

ENG English (Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov)

Date added to the website: 2008-01-22.

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.

Search/Shop for

Sheet music:

  Search sheetmusicplus.com for O babochka, o musul'manka, Art song , Lieder, chansons, or works for solo voice
  Search musicroom.com for O babochka, o musul'manka, vocal/choral music

CDs:

  Search amazon.com for O babochka, o musul'manka, art song, Lieder, or chansons
  Search amazon.ca for O babochka, o musul'manka, art song, Lieder, or chansons

Books:

  The Art of the Song Recital [amazon.com]
  The Book of Lieder: The Original Texts of Over 1000 Songs [amazon.com]
  Search amazon.com for art song, Lieder, or chansons
  Search amazon.ca for art song, lieder, or chansons

Classical Vocal Repertoire