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Jenny
Russian source: Robert Burns trans. Samuil Marschak

Probirayas do kalitki
Polem, vdol mezhi,
Dzhenni vymokla do nitki
Vecherom vo rzhi.

Ochen kholodno devchonke,
Byot devchonku drozh:
Zamochila vse yubchonki,
Idya cherez rozh.

Yesli kto-to zval kovo-to
Skvoz gustuyu rozh
I kovo-to obnyal kto-to,
Shto s nevo vozmyosh?

I kakaya nam zabota,
Yesli u mezhi
Tselovalsya s kem-to kto-to
Vecherom vo rzhi!

Jenny
English translation © Robert Burns

Coming through the rye, poor body,
Coming through the rye,
She draiglet a’ her petticoatie,
Coming through the rye.

Jenny’s a’ wat, poor body;
Jenny’s seldom dry;
She draiglet a’ her petticoatie,
Coming through the rye.

Gin a body meet a body
Coming through the rye;
Gin a body kiss a body,
Need a body cry?

Gin a body meet a body
Coming through the glen;
Gin a body kiss a body,
Need the world ken?

Jenny
Russian source: Robert Burns trans. Samuil Marschak

Jenny
English source: Robert Burns

Probirayas do kalitki
Coming through the rye, poor body,
Polem, vdol mezhi,
Coming through the rye,
Dzhenni vymokla do nitki
She draiglet a’ her petticoatie,
Vecherom vo rzhi.
Coming through the rye.

Ochen kholodno devchonke,
Jenny’s a’ wat, poor body;
Byot devchonku drozh:
Jenny’s seldom dry;
Zamochila vse yubchonki,
She draiglet a’ her petticoatie,
Idya cherez rozh.
Coming through the rye.

Yesli kto-to zval kovo-to
Gin a body meet a body
Skvoz gustuyu rozh
Coming through the rye;
I kovo-to obnyal kto-to,
Gin a body kiss a body,
Shto s nevo vozmyosh?
Need a body cry?

I kakaya nam zabota,
Gin a body meet a body
Yesli u mezhi
Coming through the glen;
Tselovalsya s kem-to kto-to
Gin a body kiss a body,
Vecherom vo rzhi!
Need the world ken?

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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…

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