by Svetozár Hurban Vajanský (1847 - 1916)
Guslar
Language: Slovak (Slovenčina)
Hercegovinou guslar blúdi, spieva u prahov dobrých ľudí; guslar je slepý, malý syn vždy pri ňom, jako jeho stín. Z úskalia Turek povyskočí, nad hlavou ťažký handžár točí: valí sa synka mladá krev, lež neuhasí Turka hnev. „Sem gusle! Gusle o skalinu udre a hodí rozsadlinu. Zajačali bôľne - desný spev, lež nezhasí Turka ľúty hnev: „Sem novce!“ Novce Turek v ruku, k tomu ječermu, pojas, stuku a z hlavy chomáč šediny, tak zmizol v temné skaliny. A čo mu nechal? V starej hrudi pieseň. Ach, tá sa búrno vzprúdi, pomstou zapáli celý kraj; Bože, tú pieseň požehnaj.
Authorship:
- by Svetozár Hurban Vajanský (1847 - 1916) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský (1881 - 1958), "Guslar", op. 25 no. 8, published 1912 [ voice and piano ], from Slzy a úsmevy, no. 8, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
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