Songs
Pesenka medvedya ('The bear's little song')
by Igor Stravinsky From Three Children's Tales (1917)
Text & Translation
Pesenka medvedya ('The bear's little song')
Russian source:
Afanasy Afanasyevich Fet
Skripi, lipovaja!
I voda spit,
I zemlja-to spit,
I po selam spjat,
Po derevnjam spjat;
Odna baba ne spit,
Moju šerstku prjadet,
Moe mjaso varit,
Moju kožu sušit.
The bear's little song
English translation ©
Philip Ross Bullock
Creak, lilac paw!
The water sleeps,
And the earth too,
People are asleep in the hamlets,
In the villages they are asleep:
Just one old woman is not asleep,
She is sinning my fur,
Boiling my meat,
And drying my skin.
Pesenka medvedya ('The bear's little song')
Russian source:
Afanasy Afanasyevich Fet
The bear's little song
English source:
Philip Ross Bullock
Skripi, noga,
Creak, little paw,
Skripi, lipovaja!
Creak, lilac paw!
I voda spit,
The water sleeps,
I zemlja-to spit,
And the earth too,
I po selam spjat,
People are asleep in the hamlets,
Po derevnjam spjat;
In the villages they are asleep:
Odna baba ne spit,
Just one old woman is not asleep,
Moju šerstku prjadet,
She is sinning my fur,
Moe mjaso varit,
Boiling my meat,
Moju kožu sušit.
And drying my skin.
Composer
Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky was a Russian-born composer, pianist, and conductor. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century.
