Songs
Lyubov 'Love - An Epitaph'
by Dmitri Shostakovich From Six romances on texts by Japanese poets Op. 21a
Text & Translation
Lyubov 'Love - An Epitaph'
Russian source:
Anon. trans. Aleksandr Nikolayevich Brandt
k tebe ja skoro vyjdu!
Tjomnoj noch'ju ty podojdjosh' ko mne,
podobna utrennej zare,
krasiva, kak jevetok, jedva rascvetshij,
i ruku nezhnuju, gorjachuju
ot strasti i ljubvi k tebe,
ja ruku polozhu na grud' tvoju.
Drug k drugu my prizhmjomsja;
ljozha, celovat'sja budem,
ruki podlozhiv pod golovy vzamen podushek;
bjodra sblizim.
O, kak ljublju ja,
kak ljublju tebja ja strastno, nezhno,
moja radost'.
Daj tol'ko solncu za goru zajti,
k tebe ja vyjdu.
Love
English translation ©
Philip Ross Bullock
I shall soon come to meet you!
In the dark night, you will approach me,
Like the break of day,
As beautiful as a flower that has just come into bloom,
And my hand – tender, hot
With passion and love for you –
I shall place on your breast.
We shall hold each other tight;
As we lie there, we shall kiss,
With our hands under our heads instead of pillows;
We shall bring our thighs together.
Oh how I love you,
How passionately and tenderly I loved you,
My joy.
As soon as the sun slips behind the mountain,
I shall come to meet you!
Lyubov 'Love - An Epitaph'
Russian source:
Anon. trans. Aleksandr Nikolayevich Brandt
Love
English source:
Philip Ross Bullock
Daj tol'ko solncu za goru zajti,
As soon as the sun slips behind the mountain,
k tebe ja skoro vyjdu!
I shall soon come to meet you!
Tjomnoj noch'ju ty podojdjosh' ko mne,
In the dark night, you will approach me,
podobna utrennej zare,
Like the break of day,
krasiva, kak jevetok, jedva rascvetshij,
As beautiful as a flower that has just come into bloom,
i ruku nezhnuju, gorjachuju
And my hand – tender, hot
ot strasti i ljubvi k tebe,
With passion and love for you –
ja ruku polozhu na grud' tvoju.
I shall place on your breast.
Drug k drugu my prizhmjomsja;
We shall hold each other tight;
ljozha, celovat'sja budem,
As we lie there, we shall kiss,
ruki podlozhiv pod golovy vzamen podushek;
With our hands under our heads instead of pillows;
bjodra sblizim.
We shall bring our thighs together.
O, kak ljublju ja,
Oh how I love you,
kak ljublju tebja ja strastno, nezhno,
How passionately and tenderly I loved you,
moja radost'.
My joy.
Daj tol'ko solncu za goru zajti,
As soon as the sun slips behind the mountain,
k tebe ja vyjdu.
I shall come to meet you!
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…
