Solnce i mesjac (Polonsky, set by A. Gretchaninov) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Noch'ju v kolybel' mladenca Mesjac luch svoj zaronil.
,,Otchego tak svetit mesjac?`` robko on sprosil.
Den' den'skoj ustalo Solnce i skazal jemu Gospod':
,,Ljag, usni i za toboju vse zadremlet, vse zasnet."
I vzmolilos' Solnce bratu: Brat moj Mecjac zolotoj!
Ty zazhgi fonar' i noch'ju obojdi!
Kto tam molitsja kto plachet, kto meshajet ljudjam spat',
vse razvedaj i poutru prikhodi i daj mne znat'!
Solnce spit, a Mesjac khodit storozhit zemnoj pokoj 
Zavtrazh rano, rano k bratu postuchitsja brat men'shoj.
Stuk, stuk, stuk! Otvorjat dveri: 
Solnce vstan'! Grachi letjat. Petukhi davno propeli i k zautreni 
zvonjat Solnce vstanet, Solnce sprosit: 
,,Chto golubchik bratec moj, Kak tebja Gospod' Bog nosit?
Chto ty bleden, chto s toboj? I nachnet 
razskaz svoj Mesjac kto i kak sebja vedet.
Jesli noch' byla spokojna Solnce veselo vzojdet.
Jesli-zh net, vzojdet v tumane, veter dunet, 
dozhd' pojdjot, v sad guljat' ne vyjdjot 
njanja i ditja ne povedjot.

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Authorship

Yakov Petrovich Polonsky (1819-1898)

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

Aleksandr Tikhonovich Gretchaninov (1864-1956)

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Date added to the website: 2009-09-21.

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