Mne li, molodcu (Kol'tsov, set by M. Balakirev) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Mne li, molodcu razudalomu,
Zimu - zimskuju zhit' za pechkoju?
Mne l' polja pakhat'? Mne l' travu kosit'?
Zatopljat' ovin? Molotit' oves? Mne li, molodcu?
Jesli b molodcu noch' da dobryj kon',
Da bulatnyj nozh, da temny, temny lesa!
Snarjazhu konja, natochu bulat,
Zatjanu chekmen', polechu v lesa;
Stanu v tekh lesakh vol'noj volej zhit',
Udaloj bashkoj v okolotke slyt'.

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Authorship

Aleksey Vasil'yevich Kol'tsov (1808-1842)

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

Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837-1910)

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