Songs

Gorod spit

by Dmitri Shostakovich From Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok (1967) Op. 127

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Text & Translation

Gorod spit
Russian source: Aleksandr Blok

Gorod spit, okutan mgloju,
Chut' mercajut fonari...
Tam daljoko, za Nevoju,
Vizhu otbleski zari.

V `etom dal'nem otrazhen'ji,
V `etikh otbleskakh ognja
Pritailos' probuzhden'je
Dnej, tosklivykh dlja menja...

The city sleeps
English translation © Julie Curtis

The city sleeps, wrapped in darkness,
The streetlamps barely flicker…
Over there, beyond the Neva
I espy the gleaming of dawn.

In this faraway reflection,
In those glimmerings of fire,
Lay concealed the origins
Of days which for me have been bleak...

Gorod spit
Russian source: Aleksandr Blok

The city sleeps
English source: Julie Curtis

Gorod spit, okutan mgloju,
The city sleeps, wrapped in darkness,
Chut' mercajut fonari...
The streetlamps barely flicker…
Tam daljoko, za Nevoju,
Over there, beyond the Neva
Vizhu otbleski zari.
I espy the gleaming of dawn.

V `etom dal'nem otrazhen'ji,
In this faraway reflection,
V `etikh otbleskakh ognja
In those glimmerings of fire,
Pritailos' probuzhden'je
Lay concealed the origins
Dnej, tosklivykh dlja menja...
Of days which for me have been bleak...

Composer

Dmitri Shostakovich

Dmitri Shostakovich was a Russian composer and pianist. He achieved fame in the Soviet Union, although later developed a more complex and difficult relationship with the government. As a composer, he combined a variety of different musical…

Poet

Aleksandr Blok

Alexander Alexandrovich Blok was a Russian lyrical poet, writer, publicist, playwright, translator, literary critic.

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