Songs
4. Solovey i roza 'The nightingale and the rose'
by Benjamin Britten From Ekho poeta, 'The poet's echo' (1965) Op. 76
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4. Solovey i roza 'The nightingale and the rose'
Russian source:
Alexander Pushkin
V besmolvii sadov, vesnoy, vo mgle nochey,
Poyot, poyot dan rozoyu vostochnïy solovey.
No roza milaya ne chuvstvuyet, ne vnemlet, roza milaya.
I pod vlyublyonnïy gimn kolebletsya i dremlet, roza milaya.
Ne tak li tï poyosh´ dlya khladnoy krasotï?
Opomnish´ o poet, k chemu stremnish´sya tï?
Ona ne slushayet, ne chuvstvayet poeta;
Glyadish´ ona tsvetet; vzïvayesh´ net otveta.
Poyot, poyot dan rozoyu vostochnïy solovey.
No roza milaya ne chuvstvuyet, ne vnemlet, roza milaya.
I pod vlyublyonnïy gimn kolebletsya i dremlet, roza milaya.
Ne tak li tï poyosh´ dlya khladnoy krasotï?
Opomnish´ o poet, k chemu stremnish´sya tï?
Ona ne slushayet, ne chuvstvayet poeta;
Glyadish´ ona tsvetet; vzïvayesh´ net otveta.
Composer
Benjamin Britten
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976) was an English composer, conductor and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British classical music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music,…
Poet
Alexander Pushkin
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (6 June 1799 – 10 February 1837) was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era who is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. Pushkin was born…