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Otchalila lodka, 'The boat left'
Russian source:
Aleksei Nikolayevich Apukhtin
Otchalila lodka… Chut' brezzhil rassvet…
V ushakh razdavalsja poslednij privet,
Dyshal on nezhdannoju laskoj…
Svincovoje more shumelo krugom…
Vsjo `eto mne kazhetsja sladostnym snom,
Volshebnoj, nesbytochnoj skazkoj!
O net, to ne son byl! V dali goluboj
Dve belye chajki neslis' nad vodoj,
I serye tuchki leteli, --
I vsjo, chto skazat' ja ne mog, ne uspel,
Kipelo v dushe... i vostok chut' alel,
I volny shumeli, shumeli!
V ushakh razdavalsja poslednij privet,
Dyshal on nezhdannoju laskoj…
Svincovoje more shumelo krugom…
Vsjo `eto mne kazhetsja sladostnym snom,
Volshebnoj, nesbytochnoj skazkoj!
O net, to ne son byl! V dali goluboj
Dve belye chajki neslis' nad vodoj,
I serye tuchki leteli, --
I vsjo, chto skazat' ja ne mog, ne uspel,
Kipelo v dushe... i vostok chut' alel,
I volny shumeli, shumeli!
Composer
Sergei Prokofiev
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev was a Soviet composer, pianist and conductor. As the creator of acknowledged masterpieces across numerous musical genres, he is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century.
Poet
Aleksei Nikolayevich Apukhtin
Aleksey Nikolayevich Apukhtin was a Russian poet, writer and critic.