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Specimens of the Russian poets, vol. 2 (of 2)

Note 1 — National Songs.

John Bowring translation

The versification of the above song is so singular, and at first sight involved, that I doubted if I ought to preserve it. It is not without harmony, and, when the accent is caught, it will, I imagine, be deemed musical.

˘ ˘ ¯ ¯, ˘ ˘ ¯ ¯, ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘, ˘ ˘ ¯ ¯, ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘ ¯ ˘ ¯ ˘

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